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Iraqi forces take village of Bartila

21 November 2021 10:12 GMT

Reuters has released several images of the remnants of the village of Bartila, a village outside Mosul occupied by the Islamic State until it was taken by Iraqi forces this week.

Houses destroyed in Bartila, near Mosul (Reuters)

Kurdish fighters have discovered a network of tunnels in the village. 

A Kurdish fighter inspects IS tunnel in Bartila, near Mosul (Reuters)

Bartila, or Bartella on Google maps, is about 20km from the city of Mosul.

A Kurdish fighter enters an IS tunnel in Bartila, near Mosul (Reuters)

Kurdish fighters inspect an IS tunnel in Bartila, near Mosul (Reuters)