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Preview: Preparations for the Battle of Mosul underway

Preview: Preparations for the Battle of Mosul underway
In pictures: We're just outside Mosul, the stronghold of the Islamic State group in Iraq, preparing to broadcast exclusive footage as Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi troops join forces.
1 min read
11 Oct, 2016
Military preparations outside Mosul [°®Âþµº]
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are joining with Iraqi troops mere kilometres from Mosul, the last bastion of the Islamic State group in Iraq.

°®Âþµº is on the front lines, and will continue to be, as preparations to re-take the city continue.

Tomorrow, we'll be bringing you an exclusive interview with Major-General Nour el-Din Hussein, head of operations for the military units who will attack Mosul from the city's east.

All photos © °®Âþµº/al-Araby al-Jadeed. Please credit when re-posting.

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