Celebrations for Mosul after the fall of Daesh

Mosul was captured by Daesh along vast swathes of territory in northern and western Iraq in 2014. Earlier Sunday, Iraqi forces battling Daesh militants reached the Tigris riverbanks in the Old City of Mosul. Since October, the Iraqi forces, backed by a U.S.-led air coalition, have been trying to dislodge Daesh from Mosul, the terrorist group's last stronghold in northern Iraq

PPeople attend a concert to celebrate Mosul being completely freed from Daesh at al-Tahrir square in Baghdad, Iraq on 11 July, 2017 [Murtadha Sudani/Anadolu Agency]

People attend a concert to celebrate Mosul being completely freed from Daesh at al-Tahrir square in Baghdad, Iraq on 11 July, 2017 [Murtadha Sudani/Anadolu Agency]

People attend a concert as they celebrate after Mosul completely freed from Daesh at al-Tahrir square in Baghdad, Iraq on 11 July, 2017 [Murtadha Sudani/Anadolu Agency]

BAGHDAD, IRAQ – JULY 11: People attend a concert as they celebrate after Mosul completely freed from Daesh at al-Tahrir square in Baghdad, Iraq on July 11, 2017. Mosul was captured by Daesh along vast swathes of territory in northern and western Iraq in 2014. Earlier Sunday, Iraqi forces battling Daesh militants reached the Tigris riverbanks in the Old City of Mosul. Since October, the Iraqi forces, backed by a U.S.-led air coalition, have been trying to dislodge Daesh from Mosul, the terrorist group’s last stronghold in northern Iraq. ( Murtadha Sudani – Anadolu Agency )

People attend a concert as they celebrate after Mosul completely freed from Daesh at al-Tahrir square in Baghdad, Iraq on 11 July, 2017 [Murtadha Sudani/Anadolu Agency]

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