IEDs laid by ISIS then removed from the ground are hidden under a tarpaulin in Baiji before their destruction
A young boy plays with his dog amid the rubble of Mosul’s old town. Years on since fighting here, much of the city’s ancient west bank still lies in ruins
Etab Jalawy, 33, was blinded by an exploding IED laid by ISIS in a blast that killed two of her young sons
A soldier’s helmet and unexploded mortar round are seen on the outskirts of Fallujah
A market trader sits by his fruit stall late one evening in Mosul
Baiji’s power plant, ravaged by artillery strikes, is seen through a hole blasted through a nearby wall
Bashir, a blacksmith who was detained and tortured by ISIS, welds metal in his workshop as he helps rebuild Mosul
An unexploded shell is surrounded by sandbags in a battle-scarred neighbourhood of Baiji
Smoking and drinking tea, a group of men play cards late into the evening in Mosul’s old city
Destroyed electricity pylons are seen in the arid wastelands outside of Baiji
Men gather to pray in a mosque in Tikrit, the hometown of Iraq’s former ruler, Saddam Hussein
Sandbags and warning signs surround an unexploded shell on the outskirts of Fallujah
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