Sandstorm hits Iraq's northern city of Mosul – in pictures

  • A sandstorm clouds the main road in Iraq's northern city of Mosul. All photos: AFP
    A sandstorm clouds the main road in Iraq's northern city of Mosul. All photos: AFP
  • A view of the old town on the banks of the Tigris river in Iraq's northern city of Mosul.
    A view of the old town on the banks of the Tigris river in Iraq's northern city of Mosul.
  • A tuk-tuk driver makes his way through the haze in a sandstorm in Arbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq.
    A tuk-tuk driver makes his way through the haze in a sandstorm in Arbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq.
  • Street vendors defy the sandstorm to ply their trade at a roadside stall in Arbil, in northern Iraq.
    Street vendors defy the sandstorm to ply their trade at a roadside stall in Arbil, in northern Iraq.
  • Sand and dust colour the skies over Arbil.
    Sand and dust colour the skies over Arbil.
  • In Arbil a cyclist uses his hand during the sandstorm when a facemask would have been a better option.
    In Arbil a cyclist uses his hand during the sandstorm when a facemask would have been a better option.
  • Downtown Arbil cloaked in a sandstorm haze.
    Downtown Arbil cloaked in a sandstorm haze.