Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitary forces advance towards the Iraqi town Shwah west of Mosul, on December 11, 2016, during an ongoing operation against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. The Hashed al-Shaabi forces have been fighting on a western front, in a campaign aimed at retaking the town of Tal Afar and cutting IS supply lines between Mosul and Syria. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE