![Iraqi army soldiers raise their weapons in celebration on the outskirts of Mosul. Iraqi special forces charged into the battle for the ISIL-held city on Thursday, with a pre-dawn advance as part of a multi-pronged assault to recapture the city. [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/f08739cfb5d84956af39ba7e42d371e5_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
A photo round-up of some of last week’s key events, including the battle for Mosul and the release of girls in Nigeria.
In Pictures
Week in Pictures: From US elections to Rohingya exodus
A photo round-up of some of last week’s key events, including the US presidential election and attacks on the Rohingya.
![A Ukrainian serviceman fires a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun during military exercises near the village of Divychky in Ukraine [Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cc39148e50454c3d8f0323f6b0342a41_8.jpeg?resize=1170%2C780)
28 Oct 2016
![The emaciated frame of 18-year-old Saida Ahmad Baghili on a hospital bed in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodaida, suffering stark evidence of malnutrition after the 19-month civil war [Abduljabbar Zeyad/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/6bf299a53557450ab4760613f9e09f96_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C780)
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![Migrants hug after being separated during the dismantlement of the camp called the 'Jungle' in Calais, France [Philippe Wojazer/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ef5f102c1a2a4ee9b381e08253788359_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C773)
![A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter takes a selfie with children after recapturing the Fadiliya village from ISIL north of Mosul, Iraq [Air Jalal/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/0879914ff8c9414ba5b34228f4c84676_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C797)
![First lady Michelle Obama and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton embrace after speaking at a campaign rally in North Carolina [Andrew Harnik/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/23579e2223f8449893e058abc1a128e3_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C916)
![People wait to carry the bodies of their family members who died in an attack on a police training academy in Quetta, Pakistan, where at least 60 people were killed [Arshad Butt/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/57ede04f1d7741fd935c07a8b4185776_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C737)
![Demonstrators clash with members of the Venezuelan National Guard during a rally demanding a referendum on removing Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro [Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/897bd4c82ac943ea97255b9ae793e795_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C780)
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![The aftermath of a market that was set on fire in a Rohingya village in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state [Soe Zeya/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/f2a96e016ded42feb8689ad92cf2dbe4_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C780)
![Nepalese women struggle to drink homemade alcohol poured through a pipe during the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu. Hundreds of women and young girls gathered to drink the alcohol as a blessing from the idol Swet Bhairab, which they believe will keep them free from all diseases [Narendra Shrestha/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/4ea66fe3374b479382b707ac932c9f0d_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C799)
![Boys inspect a hole in the ground after an air strike near a playground on the besieged rebel-held town of Douma east of Damascus, Syria [Bassam Khabieh/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/f59483ff9e034702aab3d7d2451082e9_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C796)
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![A woman poses with a portrait of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, as others line up to hold the portrait after the announcement of the king's death, outside Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. The world's longest-reigning monarch died at the age of 88 on October 13. [Jorge Silva/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/509e4d931d274b0c9c0fc71d770787cc_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
A photo round-up of some of last week’s key events, from the death of Thai King to the Hindu festival of Durga Puja.
![Strong winds batter coconut trees in central Vietnam's Quang Ngai province as Typhoon Molave makes landfall. [Manan Vatsyayana/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/000_8TZ69N.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![Smoke rises from a burning car after attacks on the town of Barda, Azerbaijan. [Arif Hüdaverdi Yaman/Anadolu]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201028_2_45064047_59259055.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![Security forces guard the area after the reported knife attack at Notre Dame church in Nice. [Eric Gaillard/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-10-29T094149Z_202860797_RC29SJ9WLZ42_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-SECURITY-NICE.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![Demonstrators holding placards during a protest near the location where Walter Wallace Jr was killed by two police officers in Philadelphia. [Mark Makela/Getty Images/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/063_1229317327.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![Security forces guard the area after a reported knife attack at Notre Dame church in Nice, France [Eric Gaillard/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-10-29T103235Z_95770335_RC2ASJ9YVRAB_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-SECURITY-NICE.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![People chant slogans as they set fire to French flag during a protest in Peshawar, Pakistan [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-10-28T180911Z_907185297_RC2TRJ90K0H5_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-SECURITY-PAKISTAN.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![A relative of a victim of the knife attack cries in front of the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice [Valery Hache/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/000_8U46YX.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden campaigned at a drive-in rally in Atlanta, Georgia, where polls show he is in a competitive race with President Donald Trump [Andrew Harnik/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AP_20301794116279.jpg?resize=170%2C113)