The fight for Mosul reaches a critical stage
Half a kilometre of territory still remains to be reclaimed from several hundred hard-core IS fighters, all of whom are prepared to die for their cause. Photos by Kate Geraghty. Follow us on Twitter @photosSMH.
-
A teenage boy carries a baby as he flees Islamic State held areas in West Mosul. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Lieutenant Colonel Saaed Beder Kathem runs away from the blast range of a planned detonation of one of six IED's on a ...]()
Lieutenant Colonel Saaed Beder Kathem runs away from the blast range of a planned detonation of one of six IED's on a road in West Mosul. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![An Iraqi Special Forces soldier walks in front of a wall of debris on a road in West Mosul.]()
An Iraqi Special Forces soldier walks in front of a wall of debris on a road in West Mosul. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Iraqi soldiers sit at a firing position in West Mosul, on a street where six IED's are yet to be cleared.]()
Iraqi soldiers sit at a firing position in West Mosul, on a street where six IED's are yet to be cleared. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Unable to walk, Abdulsalam Abufader 73 (right) talks with Iraqi Special Forces as he sits in his wheelchair at the ...]()
Unable to walk, Abdulsalam Abufader 73 (right) talks with Iraqi Special Forces as he sits in his wheelchair at the entrance of his home in West Mosul. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Unable to walk, Abdulsalam Abufader 73 (right) talks with Iraqi Special Forces as he sits in his wheelchair at the ...]()
Unable to walk, Abdulsalam Abufader 73 (right) talks with Iraqi Special Forces as he sits in his wheelchair at the entrance of his home in West Mosul. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![An Iraqi Special Forces soldier spray paints a signal to a wall in West Mosul.]()
An Iraqi Special Forces soldier spray paints a signal to a wall in West Mosul. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Iraqi soldiers at a firing position in West Mosul, on street where six IED's are yet to be cleared.]()
Iraqi soldiers at a firing position in West Mosul, on street where six IED's are yet to be cleared. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![A teenage boy carries a baby as he flees Islamic State.]()
A teenage boy carries a baby as he flees Islamic State. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![Iraqi soldiers at a firing position in West Mosul, on street where six IED's are yet to be cleared.]()
Iraqi soldiers at a firing position in West Mosul, on street where six IED's are yet to be cleared. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![An Iraqi Special Forces soldier walks through the devestated streets of West Mosul.]()
An Iraqi Special Forces soldier walks through the devestated streets of West Mosul. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![An Iraqi Special Forces soldier inspects the damage along a street.]()
An Iraqi Special Forces soldier inspects the damage along a street. Photo: Kate Geraghty -
![An Iraqi Special Forces soldier takes a selfie in the destroyed streets in West Mosul.]()
An Iraqi Special Forces soldier takes a selfie in the destroyed streets in West Mosul. Photo: Kate Geraghty
of
