The battle for Mosul: How almost everyone wants a piece of the crucial Iraqi city

With support from the United States and other coalition allies, the Iraqi government finally launched what could be the most decisive engagement in the regional war against the Islamic State. Mosul, the most important city in northern Iraq, has been under jihadist control since the summer of 2014. Its fall signaled the real rise of […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/10/18/the-battle-for-mosul-how-almost-everyone-wants-a-piece-of-the-crucial-iraqi-city/