IRAQ
GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS
Qayyarah, Iraq—More than six weeks have passed since Iraqi and Kurdish forces, with help from the U.S., began trying to drive the Islamic State group (ISIS) out of Mosul. The coalition has made steady advances, despite the militants’ torching of oil fields, like the one shown here on November 23. But the battle has killed far more soldiers and civilians than expected, and the death toll may rise exponentially as the coalition moves farther into the city.