MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(01 of19)
Open Image ModalA member of Peshmerga forces sits in the back of the military vehicle in the east of Mosul during operation to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (credit:Azad Lashkari / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(02 of19)
Open Image ModalPeshmerga forces walk in the east of Mosul during operation to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (credit:Azad Lashkari / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(03 of19)
Open Image ModalSmoke rises from clashes in the east of Mosul during clashes with Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (credit:Azad Lashkari / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(04 of19)
Open Image ModalPeshmerga forces advance in the east of Mosul to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (credit:Azad Lashkari / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(05 of19)
Open Image ModalIraq\'s Kurdistan region\'s President Massoud Barzani (C) speaks during a news conference on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq, October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (credit:Azad Lashkari / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(06 of19)
Open Image ModalA member of Peshmerga forces stands on a military vehicle in the east of Mosul, Iraq, October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (credit:Azad Lashkari / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(07 of19)
Open Image ModalPeshmerga forces advance in the east of Mosul to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (credit:Azad Lashkari / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(08 of19)
Open Image ModalPeshmerga forces advance in the east of Mosul to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (credit:Azad Lashkari / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(09 of19)
Open Image ModalPeshmerga forces with western forces advance in the east of Mosul to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (credit:Azad Lashkari / Reuters)
Mideast Iraq Mosul(10 of19)
Open Image ModalSmoke rises from Islamic state positions after an airstrike by coalition forces in villages surrounding Mosul, in Khazer, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition air and ground support, launched coordinated military operations early on Monday as the long-awaited fight to wrest the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State fighters got underway.(AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Mosul(11 of19)
Open Image ModalA peshmerga convoy drives towards a frontline in Khazer, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. The Iraqi military and the country\'s Kurdish forces say they launched operations to the south and east of militant-held Mosul early Monday morning. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Mosul(12 of19)
Open Image ModalFILE - In this Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 file photo, Iraqi special forces soldiers deployed for an offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants prepare to move out from a camp near Khazer, Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of military operations to liberate the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants on Monday, launching the country on its toughest battle since American troops left nearly five years ago.(AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
SYRIA-IRAQ-CONFLICT-REFUGEES(13 of19)
Open Image ModalYouth sit outside a UNHCR tent at a refugee camp housing Iraqi families who fled fighting in the Mosul area on October 17, 2016 in the northeastern town of al-Hol in Syria\'s Hasakeh province. \nThe battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from jihadists could unleash a massive humanitarian crisis, potentially pushing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes as winter sets in. / AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DELIL SOULEIMAN via Getty Images)
SYRIA-IRAQ-CONFLICT-REFUGEES(14 of19)
Open Image ModalA woman walks with children at a refugee camp housing Iraqi families who fled fighting in the Mosul area on October 17, 2016 in the northeastern town of al-Hol in Syria\'s Hasakeh province. \nThe battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from jihadists could unleash a massive humanitarian crisis, potentially pushing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes as winter sets in. / AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DELIL SOULEIMAN via Getty Images)
Operation to liberate Iraqs Mosul from Daesh(15 of19)
Open Image ModalMOSUL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 17: Peshmerga forces located Khazir front at Zardak Mountain assemble an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or) with the guidance of US soldiers as they prepare to attack Daesh targets during an operation to retake Iraq\'s Mosul from Daesh in Mosul, Iraq on October 17, 2016. A much anticipated Mosul offensive to liberate the city from Daesh began midnight Sunday, according to Iraqi Prime Minister. (Photo by Emrah Yorulmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(16 of19)
Open Image ModalSmoke billows as Iraqi forces hold a position on October 17, 2016 in the area of al-Shurah, some 45 kms south of Mosul, while advancing towards the city to retake it from the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists.\nSome 30,000 federal forces are leading the offensive, backed by air and ground support from a 60-nation US-led coalition, in what is expected to be a long and difficult assault on IS\'s last major Iraqi stronghold.\n\n / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(17 of19)
Open Image ModalSmoke billows as Iraqi forces deploy on October 17, 2016 in the area of al-Shurah, some 45 kms south of Mosul, while advancing towards the city to retake it from the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists.\nSome 30,000 federal forces are leading the offensive, backed by air and ground support from a 60-nation US-led coalition, in what is expected to be a long and difficult assault on IS\'s last major Iraqi stronghold.\n\n / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(18 of19)
Open Image ModalIraqi forces deploy on October 17, 2016 in the area of al-Shurah, some 45 kms south of Mosul, as they advance towards the city to retake it from the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists.\nSome 30,000 federal forces are leading the offensive, backed by air and ground support from a 60-nation US-led coalition, in what is expected to be a long and difficult assault on IS\'s last major Iraqi stronghold.\n\n / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
Mideast Iraq Mosul(19 of19)
Open Image ModalA peshmerga convoy drives towards a frontline in Khazer, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition air and ground support, launched coordinated military operations early on Monday as the long-awaited fight to wrest the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State fighters got underway.(AP Photo) (credit:Uncredited/AP)