8 stories of despair and hope from the battle for Mosul

War is often reduced to facts and figures: how many months a battle lasts, how many lives are lost, how much territory is gained, how many bombs dropped. Iraqi forces, coalition-backed Kurdish fighters and pro-government militias spent nine months expelling the Islamic State from Mosul, one of the two capitals of the militant group's self-proclaimed caliphate. […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/07/09/8-stories-of-despair-and-hope-from-the-battle-for-mosul/