Car bomb explosion as Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State (IS) group March 6, 2017 by shameen Smoke billows following a car bomb explosion as Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State (IS) group fighters in Mosul on March 5, 2017, during an offensive to retake the western parts of the city from the jihadists. Iraqi forces attacked four jihadist-held areas in Mosul, the latest push in a battle for the city’s west that has displaced more than 45,000 people since it began. / AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS A member of the Iraqi forces stands over a body in Mosul on March 5, 2017, during an offensive to retake the western parts of the city from the jihadists. Iraqi forces attacked four jihadist-held areas in Mosul, the latest push in a battle for the city’s west that has displaced more than 45,000 people since it began. / AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS A member of the Iraqi forces stands over a body in Mosul on March 5, 2017, during an offensive to retake the western parts of the city from the jihadists. Iraqi forces attacked four jihadist-held areas in Mosul, the latest push in a battle for the city’s west that has displaced more than 45,000 people since it began. / AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS Iraqi forces gather in position as they prepare for clashes with Islamic State (IS) group fighters in Mosul on March 5, 2017, during an offensive to retake the western parts of the city from the jihadists. Iraqi forces attacked four jihadist-held areas in Mosul, the latest push in a battle for the city’s west that has displaced more than 45,000 people since it began. / AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS Smoke billows after a mortar explosion as Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State (IS) group fighters in Mosul on March 5, 2017, during an offensive to retake the western parts of the city from the jihadists. Iraqi forces attacked four jihadist-held areas in Mosul, the latest push in a battle for the city’s west that has displaced more than 45,000 people since it began. / AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS Iraqi forces gather in position as they prepare for clashes with Islamic State (IS) group fighters in Mosul on March 5, 2017, during an offensive to retake the western parts of the city from the jihadists. Iraqi forces attacked four jihadist-held areas in Mosul, the latest push in a battle for the city’s west that has displaced more than 45,000 people since it began. / AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS Fire and smoke billow following a car bomb explosion as Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State (IS) group fighters in Mosul on March 5, 2017, during an offensive to retake the western parts of the city from the jihadists. Iraqi forces attacked four jihadist-held areas in Mosul, the latest push in a battle for the city’s west that has displaced more than 45,000 people since it began. / AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS