This is what ISIS' longest-held city looked like after years of occupation
Some of the streets were in disarray.
![This is what ISIS' longest-held city looked like after years of occupation](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticbiassets.in%2Fthumb%2Fmsid-56259627%2Cwidth-700%2Cheight-525%2Cimgsize-85982%2Fsome-of-the-streets-were-in-disarray-.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Debris piled up.
![Debris piled up.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259626,width-700,height-525,imgsize-78784/debris-piled-up-.jpg)
Buildings were destroyed.
![Buildings were destroyed.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259625,width-700,height-525,imgsize-119495/buildings-were-destroyed-.jpg)
Some areas of the city looked completely abandoned.
![Some areas of the city looked completely abandoned.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259624,width-700,height-525,imgsize-79423/some-areas-of-the-city-looked-completely-abandoned-.jpg)
This mosque was damaged.
![This mosque was damaged.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259622,width-700,height-525,imgsize-66934/this-mosque-was-damaged-.jpg)
Some walls were blown out.
![Some walls were blown out.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259620,width-700,height-525,imgsize-86113/some-walls-were-blown-out-.jpg)
But still, Iraqi Security Forces celebrated in the streets after ISIS was driven from the city.
![But still, Iraqi Security Forces celebrated in the streets after ISIS was driven from the city.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259619,width-700,height-525,imgsize-87023/but-still-iraqi-security-forces-celebrated-in-the-streets-after-isis-was-driven-from-the-city-.jpg)
Iraqi forces made their way through the city and observed what was left behind from ISIS' brutal rule.
![Iraqi forces made their way through the city and observed what was left behind from ISIS](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259618,width-700,height-525,imgsize-70403/iraqi-forces-made-their-way-through-the-city-and-observed-what-was-left-behind-from-isis-brutal-rule-.jpg)
They found this weapons factory.
![They found this weapons factory.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259616,width-700,height-525,imgsize-60526/they-found-this-weapons-factory-.jpg)
And a school filled with explosives.
![And a school filled with explosives.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259610,width-700,height-525,imgsize-70265/and-a-school-filled-with-explosives-.jpg)
The militants left behind rocket-propelled grenades on a desk underneath a Dora The Explorer illustration in this school.
![The militants left behind rocket-propelled grenades on a desk underneath a Dora The Explorer illustration in this school.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259607,width-700,height-525,imgsize-52189/the-militants-left-behind-rocket-propelled-grenades-on-a-desk-underneath-a-dora-the-explorer-illustration-in-this-school-.jpg)
Iraqi forces also found books belonging to the militants. ISIS has been known to create and publish propaganda books, including textbooks for children.
![Iraqi forces also found books belonging to the militants. ISIS has been known to create and publish propaganda books, including textbooks for children.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259606,width-700,height-525,imgsize-62701/iraqi-forces-also-found-books-belonging-to-the-militants-isis-has-been-known-to-create-and-publish-propaganda-books-including-textbooks-for-children-.jpg)
This room was used as a prison.
![This room was used as a prison.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259605,width-700,height-525,imgsize-108160/this-room-was-used-as-a-prison-.jpg)
Prisoners were kept in these cages.
![Prisoners were kept in these cages.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259604,width-700,height-525,imgsize-81229/prisoners-were-kept-in-these-cages-.jpg)
Iraqi-government-allied Shia fighters, who were supposed to stay out of the city center while the fight for Fallujah was ongoing, inspected abandoned sites.
![Iraqi-government-allied Shia fighters, who were supposed to stay out of the city center while the fight for Fallujah was ongoing, inspected abandoned sites.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259603,width-700,height-525,imgsize-78172/iraqi-government-allied-shia-fighters-who-were-supposed-to-stay-out-of-the-city-center-while-the-fight-for-fallujah-was-ongoing-inspected-abandoned-sites-.jpg)
The city's liberators found signs left behind by ISIS, which the group used to intimidate the populace into obeying its strict laws.
![The city](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259602,width-700,height-525,imgsize-110186/the-citys-liberators-found-signs-left-behind-by-isis-which-the-group-used-to-intimidate-the-populace-into-obeying-its-strict-laws-.jpg)
Here, security forces posed for a photo in front of murals ISIS had painted with themes of violence.
![Here, security forces posed for a photo in front of murals ISIS had painted with themes of violence.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259601,width-700,height-525,imgsize-83377/here-security-forces-posed-for-a-photo-in-front-of-murals-isis-had-painted-with-themes-of-violence-.jpg)
The militants also built underground tunnels around Fallujah, as they have in other areas under ISIS control.
![The militants also built underground tunnels around Fallujah, as they have in other areas under ISIS control.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-56259600,width-700,height-525,imgsize-81972/the-militants-also-built-underground-tunnels-around-fallujah-as-they-have-in-other-areas-under-isis-control-.jpg)
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