Inside Mosul in Pictures

Civilians hold up an Islamic State-issued license plate, in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2017. (K. Omar/VOA Kurdish)

A photo shows the severity of damages inflicted on Salam Hospital in the Al Wahda neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2017. (K. Omar/VOA Kurdish)

An Islamic State flag is seen on a the wall at Salam Hospital before it was removed by Iraqi forces, in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2017. (K. Omar/VOA Kurdish)

A facade of Salam Hospital in seen riddled with bullets, in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2017. (K. Omar/VOA Kurdish)

A member of Iraqi forces is seen riding a motorcycle in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2017. (K. Omar/VOA Kurdish)

A photo shows civilians continuing to flee the neighborhoods of Somar and Domiz, in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2017. (K. Omar/VOA Kurdish)

Iraqi forces hold up an Islamic State flag upside down, in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2017. (K. Omar/VOA Kurdish)

An elderly refugee women is seen being transported in a wheel barrow, in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2017. (K. Omar/VOA Kurdish)

A father carries his child on his shoulders as he flees Mosul with his family, in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2017. (K. Omar/VOA Kurdish)

A burnt car, catapulted by an explosion onto a house, is seen perched on the building’s wall, in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2017. (K. Omar/VOA Kurdish)