Mosul: Photos of the Toll in Iraq’s War

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Inside Mosul: Scenes of Destruction and Despair

An intimate view of the war’s toll after 6 months of fighting ISIS

via TIME.com: http://time.com/inside-mosul/

The fighting is taking an increasing toll on civilians. During a reporting trip with Italian photographer Emanuele Satolli in March and April, residents recounted terrifying scenes: ISIS militants taking human shields and imprisoning people in their homes, airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition that leveled entire houses. Reports of civilian deaths from American-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria soared in March to more than 1,700, an all-time high in the campaign against ISIS.