Men, women and children walk down the rubble in Mosul’s al-Zanjili neighborhood in search for safety as the U.S.-backed Iraqi forces pound Islamic State from its last pockets in Mosul. VOA’s Kawa Omar took these images depicting the situation in the city.
Mosul Civilians Flee Through Rubble as Iraqi Forces Pound Last IS Areas
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A boy and his mother haul a cart with their family belongings after fleeing their home because of IS-Iraqi forces crossfire in Mosul, Iraq, May 31, 2017. (K.Omar/VOA)
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A boy carries mattresses and dust brushes while fleeing the rubble of al-Zanjili to 17th Tamouz neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq, May 31, 2017. (K.Omar/VOA)
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A woman passes by an Iraqi forces medical team after receiving food and water from aid groups in 17th Tamouz neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq, May 31, 2017. (K.Omar/VOA)
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A journalist stands in wreckage to photograph a group of civilians carrying a ceiling fan and other belongings toward refugee camps in east Mosul, Iraq, May 31, 2017. (K.Omar/VOA)