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An Iraqi Army Aviation Mi-28 attack helicopter fires unguided rockets and 30mm cannon into the village of Albu Saif as Iraqi security forces continue with the offensive to retake western Mosul from Islamic State forces [Matt Cetti-Roberts] |
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A large plume of dust marks the impact of a coalition forces air dropped bomb on the village of Albu Saif, Iraq. The bomb was dropped in support of Iraqi Security Forces who were assaulting the settlement as part of the offensive to retake western Mosul from the Islamic State [Matt Cetti-Roberts] |
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As an Iraqi Security Forces Humvee burns, other vehicles of the Iraqi Rapid Response Division advance towards Albu Saif as they take part in the offensive to retake western Mosul from the Islamic State [Matt Cetti-Roberts] |
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Iraqi Rapid Response Division soldiers watch from their armoured Humvees for any movement in the village of Albu Saif, Iraq. The strategic settlement is located on high ground overlooking Mosul airport [Matt Cetti-Roberts] |
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An armoured Humvee of the Iraqi Rapid Response Division and an M117 armoured personnel carrier of the Federal Police drive into a valley as security forces prepare to carry out a flanking assault on the village of Albu Saif, Iraq [Matt Cetti-Roberts] |
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Troops from the Iraqi Rapid Response Division prepare to enter Albu Saif village [Matt Cetti-Roberts] |
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An Iraqi Rapid Response soldier, carrying an RPG, runs towards the village of Albu Saif as his battalion assaults the IS-held settlement [Matt Cetti-Roberts] |
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Entering the village, a soldier from the Iraqi Radip Response Division sprints across a street [Matt Cetti-Roberts] |
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Iraqi Rapid Response troops clear houses in the village of Albu Saif during the offensive to retake western Mosul from the Islamic State group [Matt Cetti-Roberts] |
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An Iraqi Rapid Response Division team react to an explosion as they clear the village of Albu Saif [Matt Cetti-Roberts] |
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An Iraqi Rapid Response Division soldier shoots at an IS fighter in the village of Albu Saif [Matt Cetti-Roberts] |
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Soldiers from the Iraqi Rapid Response Division use a commercially made drone to scout out the rest of the village of Albu Saif [Matt Cetti-Roberts] |
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With an Iraqi Army Aviation attack helicopter flying overhead, Iraqi Security Forces reinforcements advance in their bid to retake Western Mosul from the Islamic State group [Matt Cetti-Roberts] |