An Iraqi man shields his daughter from seeing the body of an Islamic State (IS) fighter as they flee Mosul's al-Mithaq neighborhood on January 8, 2017, during an ongoing military operation against the militants.
Elite Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State group in eastern Mosul reached the Tigris River that splits the city in two for the first time, a spokesman said. (Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP Photo)
