Iraqis celebrate as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announces victory over Islamic State in Mosul
![Iraqi forces take a selfie in Mosul after the government announced the \"liberation\" of the city](https://www.gulf-times.com/uploads/imported_images/Upload/Large/72017111243383280463911.jpg "Iraqi forces take a selfie in Mosul after the government announced the \\"liberation\\" of the city")
Iraqi forces take a selfie in Mosul after the government announced the \"liberation\" of the city
Members of the Iraqi federal police forces celebrate in the Old City of Mosul
An Iraqi waves a national flag while celebrating at the Tahrir Square in Baghdad
A member of the Iraqi forces walks through the rubble past humvees in the Old City of Mosul
Smoke plumes billowing in Mosul during the offensive by the Iraqi forces to retake the city
The trail of destruction in the Old City of Mosul following the offensive to retake the city
A member of the Iraqi forces is seen in the liberated city of Mosul