TOPSHOT Iraqi government forces celebrate in the town of Sharqat around 80 kilometres south of the city of Mosul on September 23 the day after they...
{"Image ImageDescription": "TOPSHOT - Iraqi government forces celebrate in the town of Sharqat, around 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of the city of Mosul, on September 23, 2016, the day after they recaptured the northern city from the Islamic State (IS) group.\nSecurity forces began the operation on September 20, 2016 to oust the Islamic State group from Sharqat, a town near supply lines needed for the battle to retake second city Mosul from the jihadists.\n\n / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE        (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)"}