Is Mosul heading for a last ‘apocalyptic’ IS stand?
Whatever else the battle for Mosul may involve, it will not be the element of surprise. The operation to drive so-called Islamic State (IS) from Iraq's second-largest city has been long promised and much delayed. The latest indications are it could begin next month, more than two years after IS took Mosul and proclaimed its […]Orla Guerin writes for BBC News:
Whatever else the battle for Mosul may involve, it will not be the element of surprise.
The operation to drive so-called Islamic State (IS) from Iraq's second-largest city has been long promised and much delayed.
The latest indications are it could begin next month, more than two years after IS took Mosul and proclaimed its caliphate.
