Militants' Families Are Islamic State's Last Casualties

Families fleeing are starving and crying out for water as they reach Iraqi forces in Mosul, July 5, 2017. (H. Murdock/VOA)

Children fleeing Old Mosul are often covered in rashes parents say are caused by bad food, lack of water and the heat, in Mosul, Iraq, July 5, 2017. (H. Murdock/VOA)

This woman collapses, saying she can walk no further in the 45-degree Celsius heat after months of food and water shortages, in Mosul, Iraq, July, 5, 2017. (H. Murdock/VOA)

Soldiers in Old Mosul say in recent days at least 40 suicide bombers disguised as refugees have exploded themselves as they approached Iraqi forces. Most have only killed themselves, but soldiers and civilians have been killed and maimed. Mosul, Iraq, Jul

Another woman sinks to the ground when she realizes her 6-month-old daughter is dead, in Mosul, Iraq, July 5, 2017. (H. Murdock/VOA)