Mosul offensive: Fighting ISIS on the frontline in Iraq

This is a story about the people of Mosul and the slow, exhausting battle to free them from the Islamic State. Incredible, are the refugees who silently flee the war and the two and a half years endured under the rule of the Caliphate. They wonder what comes next and These are their liberators, the special forces units of the Iraqi army on whom so much now depends. They were children when Saddam was defeated. Now they are at the forefront of the biggest battle of their lives. Sons of Iraq

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to reclaim Iraq and the reputation of a force. so tarnished by the past the army that once fled Mosul has returned these elite units trained by the West if you want to see what the front line against the Islamic State in Iraq looks like now this is it they have been here since October going from house to house making its way and always with the same question: one of them I am going to ask.

I'm left with the muscle in my left foot. The soldiers, General Suka, my father left me and I am - channel the Vermont appetite - make the salami listen to my heart touch our backs - a macaroni macaroni is the gentlest of exchanges, but in between them there are an army accused in the past of countless sectarian crimes. I will do it when the highest, from beard etiquette to new traffic rules, civilians cannot use their cars, but as this leftist Muhammad discovers, in Mosul there are some shrewd negotiators, this is a conflict in which the Army snipers are found on popular rooftops, the main hunters of the The elusive insurgents under the age of 28 Mustafa, originally from Nazriya in southern Iraq, is the chief sniper of his units.

Identifying insurgents among civilians poses a constant challenge. We, in the same way, you always left Gaza. A woman approaches the soldiers, but the fear of suicide bombers is always present. then they fire a warning shot, finally she convinces the soldiers to let her and her family in without any control and once inside, there is one thing above all: she longs to know if she feels overwhelmed by this knife of news, a sergeant from this unit appears. a little overwhelmed by it when reality kicks in, everything becomes too taken to a room for first aid. Here Marianne Fail is removed and when they leave for a neighbor's wool, her husband curses the self-proclaimed leader of the Islamic State al-Baghdadi with Stefano. takes a new position, his commander was simple glances at Sadie - no, my goodness, what showed us the correct control on this occasion no shot is fired at the naive sergeant, there is a time to call home and this is how it is See your work, Isis fighters.

They are a few meters away on that street, they connect a car to a bridge, they think a suicide bomber could be the time, they watch it screech, the white Toyota is taken down the road with all the high-tech arsenal, that's how you you defend against suicide bombers, how do you know who? I say there was only one button like a child had to do it dr. ho wherever they go the shadow of an often hidden enemy moves over the flashes do what I do I'm sorry oh garlic you shine intelligence our lunch is public and this time the suicide bomber is approaching very close I'm looking back in Egypt windows in the soldiers The house is destroyed by the explosion and on the roof they make a grim discovery I have my dice our ticket is early afternoon Mustafa has abandoned his position to help a wounded civilian in one of Mosul's ubiquitous sniper rallies everyone is in danger, I see it a soldier helping a Sunni civilian or simply an Iraqi helping another while the leftist were mere whispers, nothing sweet, downstairs they wash the stained clothes, some review the events of the day and the staff, the sniper, this time to a brief message on the ceiling as night falls in Mosul, others. stay tuned, this is also the time when Islamic state radio Dula likes to broadcast chat shows, this one announces tomorrow's suicide bombing, then we will focus on the server while you want an idea of ​​I am a money manager Look Maya, good idea Satur mahadji Well, Viet Minh, please, what is John, my objective, Amish, we know what that is like and if Hosoda not, how each street is taken, houses are searched, boys in this recently abandoned one, five militants, they discover radios and the weapons cache.

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under this banner and the brutalities that come with it, justice can be swift and sometimes, tough, some of these men were eventually freed the fate of the others is unclear, but how to spot a jihadist in your midst a clue check a recent trip to the barbershop the oxygen arrives - huh what? a butt was on you in love rocker is going to mean you're love love love one US dollars and multiple identifications in common are often distinguishing features here of the Islamic State.

He was later handed over to his commanders. What happened next, we don't know much and Mark, the first tenant of the left, the only high-ranking Sunni soldier in this unit, understands the value of informal street-level intelligence gathering. The Salamis can't listen to their colleague. with an opening as they go deeper into Mosul and take another street the soldiers relax - the soldiers moments of civility in a city immersed in the yes in the house commanded by the soldiers the owners returned to the soldiers led by apologized for the Outside several civilians want to share with the unit stories of life under Isis they already know what to receive with joy - ooh, I have to run M from Mazarin had a fun fortnight an insert from Georgia Tech I I'm going to borrow my console in all this , perhaps a glimpse of a new future for Iraq, but these are fleeting moments in this enduring struggle, there is an implacable threat, like the father who brags on doula radio about having persuaded his son to commit suicide. bomber then we hear the attacker himself by the sound of his voice only a child then this by the eyes of the soldiers yes Helene in her card absent for weeks Isis had been an almost spectral presence now she is anything but the suicide bomber has destroyed the Humvee unit there were no casualties this time but there were in the weeks following the filming of the personnel of the sniper shot in the arm Mohannad still in the hospital recovering from gunshot wounds and Mohamed mutilated by a booby trap in the recapture of the University of Mosul the progress It's slow here but progress is the people of Iraq, a chlorine back there, the land, yes, but the battle for Mosul continues.