CNN News: 照片显示被ISIS侵占的伊拉克城市摩苏尔近况

It's been almost seven months since the battle begun to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul. The ISIS terrorist group overran Mosul back in 2014. It was Iraq's second largest city and it became ISIS's most important stronghold in the country.
夺回伊拉克城市摩苏尔的战役已持续了近七个月。ISIS恐怖组织在2014年侵占了摩苏尔市。它曾是伊拉克的第二大城市，被侵占后成为ISIS在伊拉克最重要的据点。
But they're losing their grip on it. Iraqi and international forces, supported by U.S. troops, launched an effort to retake the city last October. It's been a long hard fight.
不过，ISIS正在逐渐失去对摩苏尔的控制。去年10月，伊拉克军队以及美军支持的国际部队发起收复摩苏尔之战。这是一场长久又艰难的战斗。
The coalition liberated the eastern part of the city in January and they have been trying to clear out the western parts since then. But though they have the advantage with about 100,000 coalition troops versus a much smaller force of terrorists, ISIS is so dug in. They've been using tunnels, explosive traps, human shields, that it's been difficult to get to them.
今年1月，联盟军解放了摩苏尔市的东部地区，并一直努力清除摩苏尔西部地区的ISIS力量。但是，虽然在人数上占据优势——联盟军以10万名军人对抗规模相对小很多的ISIS恐怖分子——但是ISIS已在该地区站稳脚跟。他们利用地道、炸弹陷阱和人肉盾牌负隅顽抗，使得对付他们变得很困难。
Over the weekend, a U.S. soldier died while on patrol in Mosul. Army First Lieutenant Weston Lee was hit by an explosive device. He was the second American military death in the battle.
周末，一名美国士兵在摩苏尔巡查期间死亡。美国陆军中尉威斯顿·李（Weston Lee）被一个爆炸装置击中。他是在这场战役中死亡的第二名美国军人。
For a look at the effects this has had on the city, we're now able to take you inside, thanks to the work of photojournalist Gabriel Chaim.
多亏摄影记者加布里尔·查姆（Gabriel Chaim）提供的照片，我们现在才能带大家去看看摩苏尔市内的情况，了解这场战役对这座城市产生的影响。