Fear and hunger in Iraq's west Mosul The luckiest of west Mosul's residents under Islamic State group rule had tomato concentrate. Potatoes were an almost unheard-of luxury. In parts of Iraq's war-torn second city seized this week by Iraqi forces, hundreds of residents queued up behind a government truck as they waited for their first proper meal in weeks. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITESATTN CLIENTS: IMAGES OF A DEAD BODY