MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(01 of18)
Open Image ModalSmoke rises from oil wells, set ablaze by Islamic State militants before fleeing the oil-producing region of Qayyara, Iraq, November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (credit:Alaa Al-Marjani / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(02 of18)
Open Image ModalGirls walk as smoke rises from oil wells, set ablaze by Islamic State militants before IS militants fled the oil-producing region of Qayyara, Iraq, November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (credit:Alaa Al-Marjani / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(03 of18)
Open Image ModalSmoke rises from oil wells, set ablaze by Islamic State militants before fleeing the oil-producing region of Qayyara, Iraq, November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (credit:Alaa Al-Marjani / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(04 of18)
Open Image ModalTribal fighters walk as fire and smoke rises from oil wells, set ablaze by Islamic State militants before IS militants fled the oil-producing region of Qayyara, Iraq, November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Alaa Al-Marjani / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(05 of18)
Open Image ModalSmoke rises from oil wells, set ablaze by Islamic State militants before fleeing the oil-producing region of Qayyara, Iraq, November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (credit:Alaa Al-Marjani / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(06 of18)
Open Image ModalGirls walk as smoke rises from oil wells, set ablaze by Islamic State militants before IS militants fled the oil-producing region of Qayyara, Iraq, November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (credit:Alaa Al-Marjani / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(07 of18)
Open Image ModalSmoke rises from oil wells, set ablaze by Islamic State militants before fleeing the oil-producing region of Qayyara, Iraq, November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (credit:Alaa Al-Marjani / Reuters)
MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL(08 of18)
Open Image ModalSmoke rises from oil wells, set ablaze by Islamic State militants before fleeing the oil-producing region of Qayyara, Iraq, November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (credit:Alaa Al-Marjani / Reuters)
Mideast Iraq Mosul(09 of18)
Open Image ModalAn Iraqi special forces soldier stands atop a Humvee in the village of Bazwaya, some 8 kilometers from the center of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. Iraqi special forces stood poised to enter Mosul in an offensive to drive out Islamic State militants after sweeping into the last village on the city\'s eastern edge Monday while fending off suicide car bombs without losing a soldier. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Mosul(10 of18)
Open Image ModalIraqi special forces soldiers use radio communication as a tank rolls down an alley in the village of Bazwaya, some 8 kilometers from the center of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. Iraqi special forces stood poised to enter Mosul in an offensive to drive out Islamic State militants after sweeping into the last village on the city\'s eastern edge Monday while fending off suicide car bombs without losing a soldier. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Mosul(11 of18)
Open Image ModalAn Iraqi special forces soldier holds a rocket propelled grenade launcher in Bazwaya, some 8 kilometers from the center of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. Iraqi special forces stood poised to enter Mosul in an offensive to drive out Islamic State militants after sweeping into the last village on the city\'s eastern edge Monday while fending off suicide car bombs without losing a soldier. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Mosul(12 of18)
Open Image ModalSmoke rises from burning oil fields in Qayara, some 50 kilometers south of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. For two weeks, Iraqi forces and their Kurdish allies, Sunni tribesmen and Shiite militias have been converging on Mosul from multiple directions to drive Islamic State militants from Iraq\'s second largest city. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Mosul(13 of18)
Open Image ModalA man talks on his cellphone as smoke rises from burning oil fields in Qayara, some 50 kilometers south of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. For two weeks, Iraqi forces and their Kurdish allies, Sunni tribesmen and Shiite militias have been converging on Mosul from multiple directions to drive Islamic State militants from Iraq\'s second largest city. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Mosul(14 of18)
Open Image ModalChildren playfully pose for a photo as smoke rises from burning oil fields in Qayara, some 50 kilometers south of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. For two weeks, Iraqi forces and their Kurdish allies, Sunni tribesmen and Shiite militias have been converging on Mosul from multiple directions to drive Islamic State militants from Iraq\'s second largest city. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(15 of18)
Open Image ModalShiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Units) flash the sign for victory as they enter the village of Abu Shuwayhah, south of Mosul, on November 1, 2016, during the ongoing offensive to retake the last major Islamic State (IS) group stronghold in Iraq.\nJust over two weeks into the massive offensive to retake Mosul soldiers managed to push within city limits.\n\n / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
Operation to liberate Iraqs Mosul from Daesh(16 of18)
Open Image ModalMOSUL, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 01: A view of Mosul-Erbil Highway, secured by Iraqi army members, during a sandstorm near Tehrawa village between Bertilla and Kokceli, as the operation to retake Iraq\'s Mosul from Daesh terrorists continues in Mosul, Iraq on November 1, 2016. (Photo by Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Operation to liberate Iraqs Mosul from Daesh(17 of18)
Open Image ModalMOSUL, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 01: A destroyed vehicle, due to the clashes removed from the road as Iraqi army members guard at Mosul-Erbil Highway during the operation to retake Iraq\'s Mosul from Daesh terrorists in Mosul, Iraq on November 1, 2016. (Photo by Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Operation to liberate Iraqs Mosul from Daesh(18 of18)
Open Image ModalMOSUL, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 01: Iraqi army members guard at Mosul-Erbil Highway as the operation to retake Iraq\'s Mosul from Daesh terrorists continues in Mosul, Iraq on November 1, 2016. (Photo by Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)