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In Mosul, kindness for human shields escaping Islamic State
Battle for Mosul: Scenes from the ground by Fairfax Media photographer Kate Geraghty.
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A girl in state of shock arrives with her family at a screening point.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Emotional scenes moments after families arrive at a screening point in West Mosul after being rescued by Iraqi forces from Islamic State held areas.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Families arrive at a screening point in West Mosul.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Families have their bags checked after arriving safely at a screening point after being rescued by Iraqi forces.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Families arrive safely at a screening point after being rescued by Iraqi forces.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A woman overcome with shock is treated by medics in a field hospital in West Mosul.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A girl walks across a street surrounded by debris and destroyed buildings in West Mosul.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A woman eats her first piece of fruit in over six months after arriving safely at a screening point after being rescued by Iraqi forces.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Aisha Mohammed (2nd from left) making the peace sign sits with her family on a truck after they arrived safely at a screening point after being rescued by Iraqi forces.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A man weeps in the back of a truck at a screening point in West Mosul after fleeing Islamic State. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Emotional scenes as families arrive safely at a screening point after being rescued by Iraqi forces.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A boy walks across a street surrounded by debris and destroyed buildings.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A woman weeps with relief as she waits to be taken to displaced peoples camps by truck at a screening point in West Mosul after being rescued by Iraqi forces from Islamic State held areas.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Families arrive at a screening point in West Mosul.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Moments after people have been rescued by Iraqi forces and arrive safely at a screening point in West Mosul.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Emotional scenes moments after people have been rescued by Iraqi forces and arrive safely at a screening point in West Mosul.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Two boys arrive safely at a screening point after being rescued by Iraqi forces in West Mosul.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Families arrive at a screening point in West Mosul.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A man carries two children after climbing off a truck at a screening point after being rescued by Iraqi forces in West Mosul.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A woman overcome with shock is treated by medics in a field hospital in West Mosul.Credit:Kate Geraghty