Pictures of the year 2017
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From hurricanes to solar eclipses, 2017 has been a year to remember. ABC News photo editors chose some of their favorite images from the last 12 months around the world.
A man carries his daughter while escaping the Islamic State-controlled part of Mosul and making his way towards Iraqi special forces during a battle in Mosul, Iraq on March 4, 2017.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared Mosul liberated from ISIS control in July after a fierce nine-month battle to retake the country’s second-largest city, which sustained heavy damage.
A man carries his daughter while escaping the Islamic State-controlled part of Mosul and making his way towards Iraqi special forces during a battle in Mosul, Iraq on March 4, 2017.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared Mosul liberated from ISIS control in July after a fierce nine-month battle to retake the country’s second-largest city, which sustained heavy damage.