Iraq: Destruction Left Behind by Islamic State
Iraq: Destruction Left Behind by Islamic State

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Obayda left six months ago, returning only after IS had been driven from town. Life under IS in Qayyarah, Iraq, he says, was becoming more dangerous as Iraqi forces grew closer, Oct. 24, 2016. (H. Murdock/VOA)

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Iraqi soldiers rest at a base not far from Mosul in a camp occupied by IS only last month near Qayyarah, Iraq, Oct. 24, 2016. (H. Murdock/VOA)

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UNICEF says of the million people believed to be trapped inside IS-controlled territory, more than half are children, in Qayyarah, Iraq, Oct. 24, 2016. (H. Murdock/VOA)

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Homes and businesses across this former IS-territory have been bombed by coalition airstrikes in Qayyarah, Iraq, Oct. 24, 2016. (H. Murdock/VOA)