Inside the battle for Mosul

French cameraman Olivier Sarbil spent six weeks with an elite unit of the Iraqi special forces as they fought to recapture the city that fell to IS, also known as Daesh, two and a half years ago.

This film was filmed and directed by Olivier Sarbil , produced and directed by Teresa Smith, edited by Agnieszka Liggett and reported by Andy Davies. Translation: Nazar Alrawi.