A Twist of Caliphate

Mosul, Iraq— Iraqi federal police officers assess the damage after a suicide bomber from the Islamic State militant group attacked them with a bulldozer in the city on March 15, killing four people and injuring 12. Already in control of the eastern half of the city, Iraqi forces are making their way west through the Old City, home of Mosul’s al-nuri mosque, where three years ago ISIS announced its caliphate. A black ISIS flag still hangs from one of the mosque’s minarets, but it may not be there for long.