TOPSHOT Iraqi soldiers hold a position on the frontline on the outskirts of the Kurdishcontrolled area of Makhmur some 60 kilometres south of Mosul...
{"Image ImageDescription": "TOPSHOT - Iraqi soldiers hold a position on the frontline on the outskirts of the Kurdish-controlled area of Makhmur, some 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul, on July 17, 2016, during a military operation to recapture the northern Nineveh province from Islamic State group jihadists.\nIraqi forces launched an offensive in late March which was billed as the first step in the drive to retake Mosul, Iraq's second city. The operation involves joint Iraqi forces, including Kurdish peshmerga, as well as a US Marine artillery post based outside Makhmur. / AFP / SAFIN HAMED        (Photo credit should read SAFIN HAMED/AFP via Getty Images)"}