Mosul War Games

Soldiers fire mortars over a wall where Islamic State militants retreated back to a few days prior to Dec. 2, 2016 in Mosul, Iraq. (H.Murdock/VOA)

Families in Mosul gather water from a make-shift well they are operating with a generator because they have no running water or electricity on Dec. 2, 2016. (H.Murdock/VOA)

Children all over the region re-captured by the Iraqi Army flash victory signs, saying they have been freed of Islamic State militants. Khazir Camp, Kurdish Iraq on Dec. 1, 2016. (H.Murdock/VOA)

Little girls here in Khazir Camp, Kurdish Iraq say they like to pretend camp workers are giving them papers to get supplies like food and fuel on Dec. 1, 2016. (H.Murdock/VOA)

Despite the fog increasing the danger of IS militants launching attacks in Iraqi areas, families stop soldiers to ask where to find humanitarian aid on Dec. 2, 2016 in Mosul, Iraq. (H.Murdock/VOA)

Children demonstrate a game they play in Khazir Camp, Kurdish Iraq on Dec. 1, 2016. (H.Murdock/VOA)

Families gather outside in the ruins of this neighborhood, recently re-captured by the Iraqi Army. By, night, they say mortar fire rains down and they all stay indoors on Dec. 2, 2016 in Mosul, Iraq. (H.Murdock/VOA)