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":After ISIS": The fight to retake Mosul, thebiggest city in ISIS' so-called caliphate, lasted over 10months and was the biggest urban battle to take place sinceWorld War II. As civilians of Mosul endured the impossiblechoice of hiding in their homes or fleeing, running the riskof being killed by ISIS, the war raged on - bombarding homesand destroying everything in its path. With unparalleledaccess, VICE followed the Iraqi Army as they fought theterrorist group, room to room, house to house and street tostreet, often fighting for days on end and sufferinghorrendous casualties on a slow crawl to liberation."Cubs of the Caliphate" - Now that most of Iraq hasbeen liberated from ISIS control, the daunting task of what todo with civilians who lived under their brutal regime remains.Nowhere is this issue more complicated than in the case ofchildren, particularly those who were recruited to fight withthe Islamic State. VICE Correspondent Isobel Yeung meets theIraqi youth who both lived and trained under ISIS as they tryto rebuild their lives while facing an uncertain future.
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