On July 10th the Iraqi Security Forces took control of Western Mosul's Old Town, eliminating ISIS's last pocket of resistance there.
Three years of brutal occupation by ISIS militants, and hard fighting by Iraqi Security Forces and air support by the US-led anti-ISIS Coalition, have left Mosul in ruins.
Although large-scale fighting is ending, the humanitarian crisis is expected to continue. According to the United Nations, over 900,000 Iraqi civilians have been displaced from Mosul since last October. The city will need a lot of work on its infrastructure, including rebuilding schools, hospitals, streets and bridges.
There is an abundance of explosives and other lethal hazards, placed by ISIS fighters as they fled the city. These must be removed before the rebuilding can begin.
The second stage of freeing Mosul from ISIS is ongoing—rebuilding.
