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See Inside an Abandoned ISIS Prison in Iraq

ISIS built prison cells inside an ordinary villa in Mosul to conceal the jail among regular houses.

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Image: Members of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division stand outside a compound used as a prison by Islamic State militants

Members of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armored Division stand outside a compound used as a prison by ISIS militants in the July 17 district of western Mosul, Iraq on June 6, 2017. A military intelligence officer said they discovered the jail on June 5, while searching houses in the district for ISIS suspects and weapons. 

— Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
Image: A member of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division stands inside a compound used as a prison by Islamic State militants

An Iraqi soldier stands inside the prison compound. Neighbors said they sometimes heard people screaming as if being tortured, the military intelligence officer said.

— Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
Image: Materials for making self-made bombs are seen on the floor inside a compound used as a prison by Islamic State militants

Materials for making homemade bombs sit on the floor.

— Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
Image: A steel gate leads to a section of a compound used as prison for men inside a building abandoned by Islamic State militants

A steel gate leads to a section of the compound used as a prison for men.The compound has five cells, including one for women.

— Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
Image: Documents and envelopes are scattered inside an office, at a compound used as a prison by Islamic State militants

Documents and envelopes are scattered inside an office at the compound. Like state-run detention centers, inmates had their documents and belongings taken away when they arrived to the compound.

— Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
Image: Mattresses of prisoners are seen inside a compound used as a prison by Islamic State militants

Prisoners' mattresses are seen inside the compound. The Iraqi military intelligence officer showing the villa to journalists said former members of the Iraqi armed forces were kept in this cell, along with Yazidis.

— Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
Image: The photo of an unidentified girl is seen on a desk inside a compound used as prison by Islamic State militants

The photo of an unidentified girl on a desk inside the compound.

— Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
Image: Damaged surveillance monitors are seen in the control room in a compound used as a prison by Islamic State militants

Damaged surveillance monitors in the control room of the prison.

— Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
Image: A member of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division holds a self-made bomb found inside a compound used as a prison by Islamic State militants

An Iraqi soldier holds a homemade bomb left behind in the prison.

— Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
Image: The shadow of a member of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division is seen in a room used as a cell for men, inside a compound used as a prison by Islamic State militants

An Iraqi soldier's shadow is reflected on a wall in a room used as a cell for men.

— Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
Image: Members of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division inspect the cables of the surveillance system inside a compound used as a prison by Islamic State militants

Iraqi soldiers inspect the cables of the jail's surveillance system. A camera hanging in one cell where men were kept was linked to the guards' office. 

— Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
Image: A coffee mug is seen on a table at a compound used as a prison by Islamic State militants

A coffee mug is left on a table.

— Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
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