US, Iraqi troops close in on last ISIS-held city
Indications are growing that the attack to retake Mosul, Iraq's second largest city and ISIS' last major stronghold in the country, could begin as soon as next month. Hundreds of US troops have arrived at an air base 40 miles south of Mosul to support Iraq's efforts to liberate that city, a US defense official […]Ryan Browne and Barbara Starr report for CNN:
Indications are growing that the attack to retake Mosul, Iraq's second largest city and ISIS' last major stronghold in the country, could begin as soon as next month.
Hundreds of US troops have arrived at an air base 40 miles south of Mosul to support Iraq's efforts to liberate that city, a US defense official told CNN.
