Watch: Dramatic video of Mosul battle, reporters escape explosions
Oct 22, 2016 12:53 AM IST
Iraqi and Kurdish forces backed by a US-led coalition launched a multi-pronged assault this week to retake Mosul and surrounding areas from Islamic State militant group. Elite troops have been closing in on the last jihadist bastion in Iraq in a long-anticipated offensive.
Iraqi and Kurdish forces backed by a US-led coalition launched a multi-pronged assault this week to retake Mosul and surrounding areas from the Islamic State militant group.
Elite troops have been closing in on the last jihadist bastion in Iraq in a long-anticipated offensive. The operation is the largest undertaken by the Iraqi military since the 2003 US-led invasion.
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Britain’s ITV NEWS has caught a glimpse of the intense fighting on camera. A team of reporters narrowly escaped suicide bombers as the battle raged. Check out the dramatic footage, which was posted on Twitter, here:
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