Iraqi forces wage psychological war with jihadist corpses

Corpses of Islamic State militants are seen along a main street in Mosul, Iraq, February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - The flyblown corpses of Islamic State militants have been rotting along a main street in north Mosul for two weeks, a health risk for passersby. Suicide bombers' belts beside the fighters can still explode, killing anyone nearby.

But the Iraqi army has no intention of burying the jihadists and hopes as many people as possible will get a good look at their blackened bodies, torn apart by bombs and bullets.