Iraqi forces have taken control of the last major road out of west Mosul, isolating Islamic State militants and preventing them from fleeing the city.
![West Mosul [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_330x185/public/media/images/BD6DFD2D-FB0C-459A-B847-083A01A5C2DA.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=tD6-YfUc "West Mosul [AFP]")
![Iraq_Mosul [arianna-pagani]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/E3F7A954-096B-4C37-89AC-B2F81F698F27.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=n1rmgWqP "Iraq_Mosul [arianna-pagani]")