Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Images from Mosul after Islamic State by Kawa Omer VOA's Kawa Omer was in Mosul this week, shortly after the Iraqi city was liberated from the Islamic State. He shared these photos of residents trying to rebuild their lives and the city in the aftermath of terror group's three-year occupation.