Lola’s Story

Amman, Jordan: Lola the bear, one of two surviving animals in Mosul’s zoo, along with Simba the lion, is photographed at an enclosure after arriving at an animal rehabilitation shelter in Jordan. Photo: Muhammad Hamed/Reuters.

Porthole

Mosul, Iraq: A girl is photographed in a damaged building at the Hassam Sham refugee camp which is full of refugees who have had to escape the battles between the Iraqi army and Islamic State. Photo: Magnus Wennman/IBL/Rex/Shutterstock.

Royal Carriage

Shaqouli, Iraq: A displaced woman holds her cat while waiting for transport in a checkpoint village east of Mosul. Photo: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images.

Sugar Land

Erbil, Iraq: A man prepares sweet pastries in a shop. As the offensive by Iraqi and Kurdish forces to drive Isis out of Mosul continues and despite a recent Isis attack on nearby Kirkuk, life in Erbil, the de facto capital of Iraq’s northern Kurdish region, has carried on peacefully. Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images.