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Jérôme Sessini A peshmerga check point on the road to Nimrod. Nimrod, Iraq. November 16, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Kurdish peshmerga fighters have entered into Bashiqa, an Islamic State group stronghold east of the Iraqi city of Mosul. Bashiqa, Iraq. November 9, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini American volunteers (Free Ranger Kurdistan) entering Bashiqa along with Peshmerga forces. Peshmerga forces began an offensive from two fronts near Bashiqa, north east of Mosul. According to a peshm (...)
Jérôme Sessini A view of east Mosul, approximately less than 1 km from the front line. November 10, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) move deeper into Mosul’s eastern neighborhoods. Mosul, Iraq. November 10, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Civilians, some of them wounded, fleeing combat between ISIS and the Iraqi army in the Zahaar district, east Mosul, are seen from inside an Iraqi army armored vehicle. Mosul, Iraq. 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Iraqi special forces in Zahraa, east Mosul. An ISIS sniper has been spotted 500 meters away from Iraqi positions. Mosul, Iraq. November 14, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Civilians flee from their neighborhood because of the fights between Iraqi forces and ISIS. Mosul, Iraq. November 12, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Wounded civilians are treated by Iraqi forces after a mortar and car bomb attack by ISIS. Mosul, Iraq. November 12, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini The dead bodies of two ISIS fighters, according to Iraqi forces. Mosul, Iraq. November 13, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Peshmerga forces advancing on Bashiqa. Bashiqa, Iraq. November 7, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Peshmergas get the last briefing at 5am before the assault on Bashiqa. Peshmerga forces began an offensive from two fronts near Bashiqa, north east of Mosul. According to a peshmerga commander abou (...)
Jérôme Sessini Peshmerga mourn their comrade, a tank driver, after he was killed by an ISIS sniper. Bashiqa, Iraq. November 7, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Kurdish peshmerga fighters have entered into Bashiqa, an Islamic State group stronghold east of the Iraqi city of Mosul. Bashiqa, Iraq. November 9, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini A bus packed with explosives by ISIS explodes on the way to Bashiqa in order to stop the advance of peshmerga forces. Bashiqa, Iraq. November 7, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Civilians who fled the fights in Mosul are waiting to be counted and interviewed by Iraqi forces. Women and men are separated. The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) are moving deeper into Mosul’s eastern (...)
Jérôme Sessini Civilians are fleeing from their neighborhood because of the fights between Iraqi forces and ISIS. Mosul, Iraq. November 12, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini An interview with Bachar Al Assad on TV at a peshmerga check point on the road to Nimrod. Nimrod, Iraq. November 17, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Civilians are fleeing from their neighborhood because of the fights between Iraqi forces and ISIS. Mosul, Iraq. November 13, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Injured civilians are treated in a field hospital in Gogjali. Mosul, Iraq. November 14, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Iraqi special forces and Golden division are searching for EID's and ISIS fighters in Sadam City's front line. Mosul, Iraq. November 17, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Wounded civilians are treated by Iraqi forces after a mortar and car bomb attack by ISIS. Mosul, Iraq. November 12, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Civilians are fleeing from a neighborhood in East Mosul where Iraqi forces and ISIS are fighting. The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have moved deeper into Mosul’s eastern neighborhoods. Mosul, Iraq. (...)
Jérôme Sessini Wounded civilians are treated by Iraqi forces after an ISIS mortar and car bomb attack. Mosul, Iraq. November 12, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini American volunteers (Free Ranger Kurdistan) entering Bashiqa along with peshmerga forces. Peshmerga forces began an offensive from two fronts near Bashiqa, north east of Mosul. Bashiqa, Iraq. Novem (...)
Jérôme Sessini Peshmerga gather in Bashiqa center after a tank driver was killed by an ISIS sniper. Bashiqa, Iraq. November 7, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini A tunnel dug by ISIS fighters in Bashiqa. Kurdish peshmerga fighters have entered into Bashiqa: an Islamic State group stronghold east of the Iraqi city of Mosul. Bashiqa, Iraq. November 9, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Iraqi special forces searching a school and houses to find ISIS fighters in Saddam, a city on the front line. Iraq. November 17, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Wounded civilians are treated by Iraqi forces after a mortar and car bomb attack by Isis. Mosul, Iraq. November 12, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini A peshmerga officer stops the convoy as a bus packed with explosives by ISIS explodes on the way to Bashiqa. The explosion was intended to stop the advance of peshmerga forces in their offensive fr (...)