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May
23
Images of the remains of the Al Nouri Mosque in Mosul Old Town from where Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi proclaimed the Islamic State Caliphate on 4 July 2014. The mosque was destroyed on 21 June 2017 at 2150 by IS as the caliphate was crumbling. The picture included here of an explosion next to Al Nouri Mosque was taken at 0929 on 21 June 2017 some 12 hours before its destruction.
Dec
14
Images from Al Shifaa neighbourhood in West Mosul, ruined by fighting and still empty some five months after the war ended.
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Dec
10
Pictures from a hike to Shanidar cave, which was discovered in 1951 containing the remains of 10 Neanderthals some 35,000 to 60,000 years old, and the ridge above. A tremendously beautiful part of the world….
Nov
22
A few pictures of destroyed shops, street cleaners and the still unfinished Grand Mosque in Mosul
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- Man sits on the remains of a vehicle in front of a smashed shop in Mosul. Mosul, Iraq, 22 November 2017
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- Man sits among the rubble of a destroyed shop in Mosul. Mosul, Iraq, 22 November 2017
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- Destroyed truck in Mosul. Mosul, Iraq, 22 November 2017
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- Street cleaners working to clean up Mosul city. Mosul, Iraq, 22 November 2017
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- Street cleaners working to clean up Mosul city. Mosul, Iraq, 22 November 2017
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- Street cleaners working to clean up Mosul city. Mosul, Iraq, 22 November 2017
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- Destroyed house with a buried car in Mosul. Mosul, Iraq, 22 November 2017
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- The unfinished grand mosque of Mosul. Mosul, Iraq, 22 November 2017
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- An unexploded mortar sits in front of the Grand Mosque in Mosul. Mosul, Iraq, 22 November 2017
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- Air Conditioners stolen by Islamic State stands in the unfinished Grand Mosque of Mosul. Mosul, Iraq, 22 November 2017
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- Interior of the unfinished Grand Mosque in Mosul. Mosul, Iraq, 22 November 2017
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- The unfinished grand mosque of Mosul. Mosul, Iraq, 22 November 2017
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- The unfinished grand mosque of Mosul. Mosul, Iraq, 22 November 2017
Sep
30
More pictures of civilian houses in Mosul used by Daesh as IED factories between 2014 and 2017.
Sep
26
On 25 September 2017 the Kurdish Referendum took place. All over the city the primary schools were turned into polling stations.
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- Kurds at the polling station having voted in the referendum for Kurdish independence from Iraq. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- Kurds at the polling station having voted in the referendum for Kurdish independence from Iraq. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- Kurds at the polling station having voted in the referendum for Kurdish independence from Iraq. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- Kurds at the polling station having voted in the referendum for Kurdish independence from Iraq. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- Kurds at the polling station having voted in the referendum for Kurdish independence from Iraq. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- Kurds at the polling station having voted in the referendum for Kurdish independence from Iraq. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- Kurds at the polling station having voted in the referendum for Kurdish independence from Iraq. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- Kurds at the polling station having voted in the referendum for Kurdish independence from Iraq. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- Kurds at the polling station having voted in the referendum for Kurdish independence from Iraq. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- Kurds at the polling station having voted in the referendum for Kurdish independence from Iraq. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- Kurds at the polling station having voted in the referendum for Kurdish independence from Iraq. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- Kurds at the polling station having voted in the referendum for Kurdish independence from Iraq. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- Kurds at the polling station having voted in the referendum for Kurdish independence from Iraq. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
Sep
26
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
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- The night of the Kurdish referendum and the Kurds are celebrating in the streets of Duhok. Duhok, Iraq, 25 September 2017
On 25 September 2017 the non-binding Kurdish referendum for independence from Iraq took place. Around 72 % voted and some 90 % voted yes.