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In Mosul areas retaken from Islamic State, loss and fear linger

Iraqi soldiers kicked in the gate of a home in eastern Mosul and emerged moments later with two young men whose hands they bound with plastic ties and dragged off toward black Humvees. These types of episodes are playing out regularly in the increasing number of areas in eastern Mosul where Iraqi forces have pushed […]

Stephen Kalin writes for Reuters:

Iraqi soldiers kicked in the gate of a home in eastern Mosul and emerged moments later with two young men whose hands they bound with plastic ties and dragged off toward black Humvees.

These types of episodes are playing out regularly in the increasing number of areas in eastern Mosul where Iraqi forces have pushed out Islamic State in a three-month, U.S.-backed offensive to retake the militants' largest urban stronghold.

For ordinary residents, a mix of emotions often accompanies the advance, which has picked up pace since the start of the year.