A displaced Iraqi with his son prepares to get on a truck to be carried to a safe place, as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 10, 2017. (Photo by Suhaib Salem/Reuters)





A wheelchair left by displaced Iraqis fleeing their homes is pictured as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 10, 2017. (Photo by Suhaib Salem/Reuters)





One of the displaced Iraqis who flee their homes has his beard shaved outside Hamam al-Alil camp, south of Mosul, Iraq March 10, 2017. (Photo by Suhaib Salem/Reuters)





A displaced Iraqi girl cries before entering Hamam al-Alil camp, as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, south of Mosul, Iraq March 10, 2017. (Photo by Suhaib Salem/Reuters)





Archaeologist Musab Mohammed Jassim shows artefacts and archaeological pieces in a tunnel network running under the Mosque of Prophet Jonah, Nabi Yunus in Arabic, in eastern Mosul, Iraq March 9, 2017. (Photo by Suhaib Salem/Reuters)





An Iraqi woman carrying a child walks in Al Mansour District, as fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State's fighters continues in western Mosul, Iraq March 10, 2017. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)





Smoke rises after an air strike, while Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 10, 2017. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)





People, who chose to stay home, queue for humanitarin aid packages in Al Mansour district while the battle against Islamic State's fighters continues in western Mosul, Iraq March 10, 2017. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)





Displaced Iraqi get on a truck to be carried to a safe place, as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 11, 2017. (Photo by Suhaib Salem/Reuters)





Nine displaced Iraqi siblings who had fled their home wait to get in a truck to be carried to a safe place, in western Mosul, Iraq March 11, 2017. (Photo by Suhaib Salem/Reuters)





Iraqi rapid response members fire a missile against Islamic State militants during a battle with the militants in Mosul, Iraq, March 11, 2017. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





Iraqi rapid response force members inspect a destroyed museum, where Islamic State militants filmed themselves destroying priceless statues and sculptures in 2015, during a battle against the militants in Mosul, Iraq, March 11, 2017. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





A destroyed artifact is seen at a museum, where Islamic State militants filmed themselves destroying priceless statues and sculptures in 2015, during a battle against the militants in Mosul, Iraq, March 11, 2017. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)





An Iraqi woman lies on the ground as civilians flee Mosul while Iraqi forces advance inside the city during fighting against Islamic State group's fighters on March 8, 2017. Supported by US-led air strikes, the forces have made steady progress in their battle to seize Iraq's second city from the Islamic State group, announcing the recapture of two more areas. Hundreds of thousands of civilians are believed to still be trapped under jihadist rule in the Old City, where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed a “caliphate” in his only public appearance in July 2014. (Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP Photo)





Fire and smoke billow following a car bomb explosion as Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State (IS) group fighters in Mosul on March 5, 2017, during an offensive to retake the western parts of the city from the jihadists Iraqi forces attacked four jihadist- held areas in Mosul, the latest push in a battle for the city' s west that has displaced more than 45,000 people since it began. (Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP Photo)





A man cries while he carries his daughter as he walks from Islamic State controlled part of Mosul towards Iraqi special forces soldiers during a battle in Mosul, Iraq, March 4, 2017. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)





Iraqi security forces advance during fighting against Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq, Monday, March 6, 2017. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo)





Iraqi security forces advance during fighting against Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq, Monday, March 6, 2017. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo)





Iraqi security forces advance during fighting against Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq, Monday, March 6, 2017. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo)





Iraqi security forces advance during fighting against Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq, Monday, March 6, 2017. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo)





Iraqi security forces advance during fighting against Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq, Monday, March 6, 2017. Iraqi government forces are reported to have captured further ground after launching a new push against the western part of Mosul. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo)





Iraqi security forces advance during fighting against Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq, Monday, March 6, 2017. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo)





Smoke rises from government complex, seen through a hole in a wall that made by Iraqi forces to fire their weapons, as Iraqi security forces advance during fighting against Islamic State militants in western Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. U.S.-backed Iraqi forces were fighting their way through a government complex in the heart of western Mosul after storming the buildings in an overnight raid, and were facing fierce counterattacks Tuesday from the Islamic State group. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo)





Soldiers take combat positions as Iraqi security forces advance during fighting against Islamic State militants in western Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo)





Iraqi federal policemen open the road towards the government complex as Iraqi security forces advance during fighting against Islamic State militants in Dawasa neighborhood in western Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo)





Ancient destroyed artifacts are seen inside Mosul's heavily damaged museum. Most of the artifacts inside the building appeared to be completely destroyed. The basement level that was the museum's library had been burned. The floors were covered in the ashes of ancient manuscripts, in western Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo)





Iraqi federal police inspect the inside of Mosul's heavily damaged museum. Most of the artifacts inside the building appeared to be completely destroyed. The basement level that was the museum's library had been burned. The floors were covered in the ashes of ancient manuscripts, in western Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (Photo by Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo)





An Iraqi Emergency Response Division (ERD) unit advances, part of the offensive to retake the city some two years after it fell to Islamic State March 1, 2017 into Hay Tayrahn, west Mosul. Iraqi forces have encountered stiff resistance with improvised explosives, heavy mortar fire and snipers hampering their advance. (Photo by Martyn Aim/Getty Images)





Iraqi families displaced from the city of Mosul arrive at a camp in the Hamam al- Alil area south of the embattled city on March 11, 2017, during the ongoing government forces offensive to retake the area from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. (Photo by Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP Photo)





A Mil Mi-28 “Havoc” helicopter fires flares in west Mosul on March 11, 2017 during the ongoing battle by Iraqi forces to seize the city from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. (Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP Photo)





Iraqi troops fire artillery towards Islamic State (IS) group jihadists' positions in west Mosul on March 11, 2017 during the ongoing battle to retake the city from the group. (Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP Photo)





An Iraqi forces member fires towards Islamic State (IS) group jihadists' positions in west Mosul on March 11, 2017 during the ongoing battle to retake the city from the group. (Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP Photo)





Iraqi forces members prepare to fire artillery towards Islamic State (IS) jihadists positions in west Mosul on March 11, 2017 as the ongoing battle to retake the city from the group continues. (Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP Photo)