An Iraqi soldier sits in an armored vehicle in the liberated area of western Mosul, Iraq, on May 27, 2017. Living conditions are still quite hard for people in these neighborhoods, but life is returning to normal. Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi units on Saturday freed three villages from Islamic State (IS) militants in operation to drive out the militants from areas near Iraqi-Syrian border in west of Mosul, the units said in a statement. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
