The Fight to Liberate Mosul Could Hit ISIS Where it Hurts
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Iraq's elite counterterrorism forces gather ahead of an operation to re-take the Islamic State-held City of Mosul, outside Irbil, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016.
( Khalid Mohammed / Associated Press )
( Khalid Mohammed / Associated Press )
Produced by Ellen Frankman