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In this April 1, 2017, file photo, children play inside a damaged car, amid heavy destruction in a neighborhood recently retaken by Iraqi security forces from Islamic State militants on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. The U.S.-led coalition is investigating civilian casualties in the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq, a turn that is worrying some in the country’s political leadership, who fear the destruction and loss of life could complicate hopes of reconciliation with the country’s Sunnis. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

UNICEF: 100,000 children in dangerous conditions in Mosul

By Sinan Salaheddin - Associated Press

Iraq paramilitary troops take strategic town west of Mosul

Associated Press

In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017, file photo, smoke rises during heavy fighting between Islamic State militants and Iraqi special forces in the industrial area of west Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Pentagon warns Iraqi militias to ‘fall in’ behind Baghdad, amid growing sectarian tensions

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Iraqi security forces and civilians inspect the site of a deadly bomb attack, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 30, 2017. Another bomb exploded outside a popular ice cream shop in the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad just after midnight on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of civilians, hospital and police officials said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Nighttime, early morning bombings in Baghdad kill 27

By Murtada Faraj - Associated Press

FILE -- In this May 5, 2017 file photo, destroyed buildings from fighting between Iraqi forces and the Islamic State group are seen in western Mosul. Iraq’s fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group has been the largest and the longest operation against the extremists in the nearly three years since they overran a third of the country. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen, File)

AP Explains: Iraq’s slow grind to retake IS-held Mosul

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Mosul siege extends IS fight in Iraq, puts civilians at risk

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

UNICEF: Lives of 24 million children threatened by conflict

Associated Press

A man rushes his daughter to safety while fleeing the al-Rifai neighborhood as Iraqi special forces battle Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Airstrikes fuel Mosul gains as Iraq pushes for quick victory

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 18, 2017 file photo, Civilians flee heavy fighting by Iraqi special forces to wrest the al-Tanek neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq. Iraq’s Sunni minority is pushing for a greater say in power once the Islamic State group is defeated, reflecting a growing sentiment that the country’s government must be more inclusive to prevent extremism from gaining ground once again. But so far, many Shiite politicians are wary, and the Sunni leadership is divided and disorganized. The danger is that Iraq will fall into the same sectarian cycle that has plagued it for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Sunnis seek greater say in post-IS Iraq but face resistance

By MUHANAD AL-SALEH and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

A man rushes his daughter to safety while fleeing the al-Rifai neighborhood as Iraqi special forces battle Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Airstrikes fuel Mosul gains as Iraq pushes for quick victory

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

Masrour Barzani, Chancellor of the Kurdish Region Security Council, speaks at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. The Chancellor is in the capitol to discuss ongoing cooperation between the
Kurdistan Regional Government and the United States. (Laura Kelly)

High level Kurdish official says referendum on independence could happen by end of this year

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

Brett McGurk, center, the special presidential envoy for the global coalition against the Islamic State visits water treatment plant south of Mosul on Monday, May 15, 2017. The senior U.S. official says the fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group is approaching its &quot;final stages.&quot; (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

U.S. trumpets Mosul gains, but Iraq says more aid needed

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

Spokesman: Iraqi forces launch new push in Mosul’s west

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

In this April 1, 2017, file photo, children play inside a damaged car, amid heavy destruction in a neighborhood recently retaken by Iraqi security forces from Islamic State militants on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. The U.S.-led coalition is investigating civilian casualties in the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq, a turn that is worrying some in the country’s political leadership, who fear the destruction and loss of life could complicate hopes of reconciliation with the country’s Sunnis. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Civilian casualty toll could complicate Iraqi reconciliation

By SUSANNA GEORGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 24, 2017 file photo, civil protection rescue teams work on the debris of a destroyed house to recover the body of people killed in an airstrike during fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. In a statement released Sunday, April 30, 2017, the Pentagon said investigations conducted during the month of March reveal that coalition airstrikes killed 45 civilians, mostly in and around the city of Mosul. The Pentagon said in each incident &quot;all feasible precautions were taken,&quot; but the strikes still resulted in &quot;unintentional&quot; loss of civilian life. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Pentagon: 45 civilians killed by coalition strikes

Associated Press

An Iraqi Special Forces vehicle displays a Shiite flag bearing the likeness of Imam Hussein and Imam Ali with Arabic words reading "At your service Hussein" in Mosul, Iraq. State-sanctioned Shiite militias are positioning themselves to control areas liberated from Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, opening the door to fresh domestic and regional conflict and raising concerns among religious and ethnic minorities. (Associated Press/File)

Mosul draws Iran-backed Shiite militias

By Seth J. Frantzman

Mosul residents flee their homes as Iraqi forces battle the Islamic State group in a street to street fight in west Mosul, Monday, April 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Iraqi troops capture largest neighborhood in western Mosul

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN - Associated Press

U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division fire artillery in support of Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants from their base east of Mosul on Monday. (Associated Press)

U.S. confirms: ISIS launched chemical attack on advancing Iraqi forces in Mosul

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

An Iraqi Special Forces soldier watches the plume of smoke from a coalition airstrike on a car bomb as troops move to take another district from Islamic State militant control in Mosul. (Associated Press)

Mosul battle bogs down Iraq, U.S. coalition allies

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S. troops are assisting Iraqi soldiers during a brutal battle in western Mosul. Although Defense Secretary James Mattis' official agenda does not list visits to Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan, the former U.S. Central Command chief has regularly made unannounced stops to visit American and coalition forces stationed there. (Associated Press)

James Mattis to visit allies in Mideast, North Africa

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times