IS Conflict: Bartella Village

A house in Bartella with the ISIS flag painted on the wall , on October 29, 2016. Bartella village was liberated on 28th of October by Iraqi and NPU (Ninevah Plain Unit). The Assyrians after the liberation of the Christian villages are staying for security reasons, unlike Iraqis who continued to liberate Mosul. The situation in the Christian village of Bartella is dramatic as the destruction by collision forces bombing and Islamist looting is universal. The villages are not yet accessible to the people as there are in these dozen bombs, shells and trapped points by the fighters of ISIS. (Photo by Joseph Galanakis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)