People fleeing the fighting are seen from inside an Iraqi Special Forces 2nd division Humvee in Mosul's Arbagiah neighbourhood on November 13, 2016, as they continued to battle Islamic State (IS) group forces pushing through the Arbagiah area and into the neighbourhood of Karkukli. (Photo by Odd Andersen/AFP Photo)





Father and grandfather of 15-year-old Shafiq mourn as Iraqi forces surround his body at an outdoor field clinic in the Samah neighbourhood in Mosul on November 13, 2016. A double barreled mortar attack killed Shafiq and seriously injured his 12-year-old neighbour Mohammed as Iraqi Special Forces 2nd division continued to battle IS forces as they pushed through the Arbagiah area and into the neigbourhood of Karkukli. (Photo by Odd Andersen/AFP Photo)





Shi'ite fighters ride on a tank heading toward the airport of Tal Afar during a battle with Islamic State militants in Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters ride on a military vehicle heading toward the airport of Tal Afar during a battle with Islamic State militants in Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters ride on a military vehicle heading toward the airport of Tal Afar during a battle with Islamic State militants in Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters ride on a military vehicle heading toward the airport of Tal Afar during a battle with Islamic State militants in Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters ride on a military vehicle heading toward the airport of Tal Afar during a battle with Islamic State militants in Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters ride on a military vehicle heading toward the airport of Tal Afar during a battle with Islamic State militants in Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters ride on military vehicles heading toward the airport of Tal Afar during a battle with Islamic State militants in Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters ride on military vehicles heading toward the airport of Tal Afar during a battle with Islamic State militants in Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters ride on military vehicles heading toward the airport of Tal Afar during a battle with Islamic State militants in Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters carry weapons during a battle with Islamic State militants in Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters carry weapons during a battle with Islamic State militants in Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





An elderly man from Shi'ite fighters sleeps in Tal Afar west of Mosul during a battle with Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





An Iraqi special forces soldier takes cover behind a humvee during an Islamic State fighter car bomb suicide attack in Tahrir neighbourhood of Mosul, Iraq, November 17, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)





People run in panic after a coalition airstrike hit Islamic State fighters positions in Tahrir neighbourhood of Mosul, Iraq, November 17, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)





Iraqi special forces soldiers fire a mortar round at Islamic State fighters positions in Tahrir neighbourhood of Mosul, Iraq, November 17, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)





An Iraqi special forces soldier holds a girl injured by an Islamic State suicide car bomb attack in Tahrir neighbourhood of Mosul, Iraq, November 17, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)





Displaced people from the outskirts of Mosul arrive in the town of Bashiqa, after it was recaptured from the Islamic State, east of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Khalid al Mousily/Reuters)





A displaced woman from the outskirts of Mosul cooks in the town of Bashiqa, after it was recaptured from the Islamic State, east of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Khalid al Mousily/Reuters)





Displaced people from the outskirts of Mosul cook in the town of Bashiqa, after it was recaptured from the Islamic State, east of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Khalid al Mousily/Reuters)





Displaced people from the outskirts of Mosul arrive in the town of Bashiqa, after it was recaptured from the Islamic State, east of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Khalid al Mousily/Reuters)





A boy holds a doll as he flees fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State fighters in Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)





A disabled man pauses as he flees fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State fighters Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)





Displaced people from the outskirts of Mosul arrive in the town of Bashiqa, after it was recaptured from the Islamic State, east of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Khalid al Mousily/Reuters)





Displaced people from the outskirts of Mosul sleep in a trench in the town of Bashiqa, after it was recaptured from the Islamic State, east of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Khalid al Mousily/Reuters)





Displaced children from the outskirts of Mosul play in the town of Bashiqa, after it was recaptured from the Islamic State, east of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Khalid al Mousily/Reuters)





Displaced people from the outskirts of Mosul arrive in the town of Bashiqa, after it was recaptured from the Islamic State, east of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Khalid al Mousily/Reuters)





A girl displaced by fighting in and around Mosul sits next to a fire at a boundary of Kurdish territory near Bashiqa, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)





People displaced by fighting in and around Mosul carry a firewood at a boundary of Kurdish territory near Bashiqa, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)





An Iraqi special forces soldier fires his rifle at Islamic State fighters in Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)





Displaced people from the outskirts of Mosul carry firewood in the town of Bashiqa, after it was recaptured from the Islamic State, east of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Khalid al Mousily/Reuters)





Shi'ite fighters fire artillery towards Islamic State militants during a battle with Islamic State militants on the outskirt of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters fire artillery towards Islamic State militants during a battle with Islamic State militants on the outskirt of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A member of Shi'ite fighters fires a RPG towards Islamic State militants during a battle with Islamic State militants on the outskirt of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters fire artillery towards Islamic State militants during a battle with Islamic State militants on the outskirt of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters fire a rocket towards Islamic State militants during a battle with Islamic State militants on the outskirt of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters try to fix a roket launcher base during a battle with Islamic State militants on the outskirt of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Shi'ite fighters fire a rocket towards Islamic State militants during a battle with Islamic State militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





Shi'ite fighters fire a rocket towards Islamic State militants during a battle with Islamic State militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





Military vehicle of Shi'ite fighters are seen during a battle with Islamic State militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





A member of Shi'ite fighters carries a weapon during a battle with Islamic State militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





A member of Shi'ite fighters carries a weapon during a battle with Islamic State militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





Shi'ite fighters gesture during a battle with Islamic State militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





Shi'ite fighters reload weapons during a battle with Islamic State militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





View of Tal Afar during a battle with Islamic State militants west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





Shi'ite fighters gather during a battle with Islamic State militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





An Iraqi air force helicopter fires missiles during a battle with Islamic State militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





Military vehicle of Shi'ite fighters drive during a battle with Islamic State militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





A Shi'ite fighter rides a motorbike during a battle with Islamic State militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





The body of 19-year-old Berzan Ibrahim Khelil, who was killed by a mortar during fighting between the Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants is carried to a cemetery on a cart by his cousin in Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, November 17, 2016. (Photo by Felipe Dana/AP Photo)





Mosul resident Hassan suffering shrapnel wounds to his upper body cries out for his son, 18- month- old Jassem being treated for head injuries at an Iraqi Special Forces 2nd division open air field clinic in the Samah neighbourhood of Mosul on November 17, 2016 Iraqi forces have broken into jihadist- held Mosul and recaptured neighbourhoods inside the city, but a month into their offensive, there are still weeks or more of potentially heavy fighting ahead. The medical point saw a spike in patients today with dozens coming through in a few hours among them several children and 5 fatalities. (Photo by Odd Andersen/AFP Photo)





An Iraqi boy who fled with his parents from fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, sits on a pickup with other children in an open field as they wait to cross to the Kurdish controlled area, in the Nineveh plain, northeast of Mosul, Thursday, November 17, 2016. Cloudy skies neutralized air power in Mosul on Thursday, Iraqi forces said, hampering their advance into the northern city, although they still faced deadly attacks by Islamic State militants that killed seven civilians and two soldiers. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





A man with light shrapnel wounds to his leg is helped off an Iraqi Special Forces 2nd division Humvee at an open air field clinic in the eastern Samah neighbourhood of Mosul, on November 17, 2016. Iraqi forces have broken into jihadist-held Mosul and recaptured neighbourhoods inside the city, but a month into their offensive, there are still weeks or more of potentially heavy fighting ahead. The medical point saw a spike in patients today with dozens coming through in a few hours among them several children and 5 fatalities. (Photo by Odd Andersen/AFP Photo)





Iraqi special forces advance towards Islamic State militant-held territory in Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Troops have established a foothold in the city's east from where they are driving northward into the Tahrir neighborhood. The families in Tahrir are leaving their homes to flee the fighting. (Photo by Felipe Dana/AP Photo)





Iraqi special forces advance towards Islamic State militant-held territory in Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Felipe Dana/AP Photo)





Iraqi women who fled with their families the fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, sit on the ground and cook for their child, as they wait to cross to the Kurdish controlled area, in an open field in the Nineveh plain, northeast of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, November 18, 2016. Iraqi troops advanced cautiously into eastern districts of Mosul on Friday, facing stiff resistance from Islamic State militants a day after they paused their assault due to poor visibility, officers said. The pause also allowed the residents running out of food in areas liberated from IS to get some supplies from Iraqi troops and aid organizations. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





An Iraqi man who fled with his family the fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, walks next to his tractor and belongings as he waits to cross to the Kurdish controlled area, in an open field in the Nineveh plain, northeast of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





An Iraqi boy who fled with his parents the fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, shows his jacket to his mother as they wait to cross to the Kurdish controlled area, in an open field in the Nineveh plain, northeast of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





Women and children displaced by fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic state militants stand inside a truck as they wait to be taken out of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Felipe Dana/AP Photo)





An Iraqi girl who fled with her parents the fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, holds a chicken as she waits to cross to the Kurdish controlled area, in an open field in the Nineveh plain, northeast of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, November 18, 2016. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





Iraqi men who fled with her parents the fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, sit on the ground as they wait to cross to the Kurdish controlled area, in an open field in the Nineveh plain, northeast of Mosul, Iraq, Friday November 18, 2016. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





Iraqi boys who fled with their parents the fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, cook as they wait to cross to the Kurdish controlled area, in an open field in the Nineveh plain, northeast of Mosul, Iraq, Friday November 18, 2016. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





An Iraqi woman, left, who fled with her family the fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, carries firewood on her head to cook and warm from the cold wind at night, as she waits to cross to the Kurdish controlled area, in an open field in the Nineveh plain, northeast of Mosul, Iraq, Friday November 18, 2016. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





An Iraqi special forces soldier holds a girl injured by an Islamic State suicide car bomb attack in Tahrir neighbourhood of Mosul, Iraq, November 17, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)





Iraqi 18-month old Jassem is comforted by an army medic while being treated for shrapnel head injuries at an Iraqi Special Forces 2nd division open air field clinic in the Samah neighbourhood of Mosul on November 17, 2016. Iraqi forces have broken into jihadist-held Mosul and recaptured neighbourhoods inside the city, but a month into their offensive, there are still weeks or more of potentially heavy fighting ahead. The medical point saw a spike in patients today with dozens coming through in a few hours among them several children and 5 fatalities. (Photo by Odd Andersen/AFP Photo)