The historic Hamal Alil sulphur spa located in south Mosul was reopened after the area was liberated from the Islamic State group. Hamal Alil is a half-hour drive from the front line and many Iraqi soldiers visit the spa for relaxation when they are not fighting the Islamic State group.

A customer sits on a bench next to a submachine gun in the Hamam Alil spa, south of Mosul, Iraq, April 27, 2017.
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