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How do you cook a meal, when you can't afford to buy gas? This is just one of the problems faced by Mosul residents, a city under the control of Islamic State militants. Mosul was overrun by IS in June, with the group introducing a strict regime in line with their radical version of Islam.

In the latest in a series of diaries, Mosul residents describe life under IS. Their names have been changed to protect their identities.