AdvertisementAdvance On Mosul Continues As Aid Groups Brace For Civilian CasualtiesOctober 18, 2016Camila DomonoskefacebookEmailA picture taken from the top of Mount Zardak, about 25 kilometers east of Mosul, shows smoke billowing in the Iraqi city of Nineveh during an operation against the Islamic State on Monday — part of a broad operation to retake the city from the Islamic State group. (AFP/Getty Images)