Gallery: The battle for Mosul
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Denham Hitchcock and Major General Najim al-Jubouri
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Denham Hitchcock interviewing Major General Najim al-Jubouri
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Producer Paul Waterhouse and reporter Denham Hitchcock travelling in Mosul
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(L to R) Cameraman Ray Blewitt, producer Paul Waterhouse, sound recordist Matt Brown and reporter Denham Hitchcock
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An unexploded suicide belt
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What remains of Mosul University
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A Mosul priest preparing for a service. Most Christians fled Mosul after the arrival of Islamic State in June 2014
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A Mosul priest preparing for a service. Most Christians fled Mosul after the arrival of Islamic State in June 2014
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An unexploded mortar sits idle on the road
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Reporter Denham Hitchcock with a captured vehicle car bomb in eastern Mosul
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What remains of a barber shop in eastern Mosul. Shaving beards and cutting hair was banned under Islamic State
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Back in business: A local barber offers haircuts after years of Islamic State rule
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A typical Iraqi soldier, heavily armed with a cigarette in hand
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Sound recordist Matt Brown lets children hear their voices through his headphones
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Producer Paul Waterhouse attempting some juggling in a camp south of Mosul
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Filming, with three dead Islamic State fighters in the background
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One of the many abandoned dogs of Mosul
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Kurdish pop star Helly Luv greeting troops in northern Iraq
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Gallery: The battle for Mosul