Graphic content / Iraqi troops celebrate in the town of Sharqat 260 kilometres northwest of Baghdad and around 80 kilometres south of Mosul on...
{"Image ImageDescription": "EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Iraqi troops celebrate in the town of Sharqat, 260 kilometres (160 miles) northwest of Baghdad and around 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of Mosul, on September 22, 2016 as Iraq announced that its forces have recaptured the northern town from the Islamic State group in an operation launched ahead of a push for the city of Mosul.\n\nIraqi forces \"completely liberated the Sharqat district, in Salaheddin province, and raised the Iraqi flag over the government headquarters\" in the town, the country's Joint Operations Command said in a statement that hailed the speed of the operation.  / AFP / Mahmud SALEH        (Photo credit should read MAHMUD SALEH/AFP via Getty Images)"}