Battle for Mosul (key stronghold of ISIS)

[rafta_rafta]

The Iraqi army with the exception of a small core of special ops is totally unprofessional and has poor coordination within itself. They don't have enough experience of handling logistics for a long drawn out offensive. So there is massive need for US support for the attack to be successful. Then there is the matter of coordinating with the Kurdish army.

ISIS won't let go of Mosul that easily because it's their last major holdout.

[mark_twain]

Almost at the city now...

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/23/middleeast/mosul-iraq/index.html

https://isis.liveuamap.com/

[Lyin' Steve]

ISIS territory on 7/1/2015 vs. today:

[ApatheticAustrian]

don't know if anyone cares but trump is lying about the attack and calls it a disaster.


The attack on Mosul is turning out to be a total disaster. We gave them months of notice. U.S. is looking so dumb. VOTE TRUMP and WIN AGAIN!
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/790337063489040384

quite the opposite is true atm.

[Speed of Sound]

don't know if anyone cares but trump is lying about the attack and calls it a disaster.


The attack on Mosul is turning out to be a total disaster. We gave them months of notice. U.S. is looking so dumb. VOTE TRUMP and WIN AGAIN!
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/790337063489040384

quite the opposite is true atm.

Traitor to our country that is beloved by conservatives and will be defended again on this by them. Bizarro world.

[Ebsy]

From what I have seen, the offensive is going much better than expected.

[mark_twain]

Reports now say that the coalition is inflicting heavy losses on ISIS now!


http://isis.liveuamap.com/

The grey frown face in the live map stands for enemy soldier deaths, which are around 800 to 900 now.


http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/26/world/will-isis-leaders-escape-mosul-bergen/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool

The CNN story says that ISIS forces are now decimated...

[mark_twain]

Troops are about to enter the city:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/31/middleeast/iraq-mosul-advance/index.html?adkey=bn


This will be big news.

[Ebsy]

Iraqi forces have entered the eastern neighborhoods of Mosul. The situation as of yesterday:

[Crumpets]

Iraqi forces have entered the eastern neighborhoods of Mosul. The situation as of yesterday:

Wow. That's tremendous progress since last week. Unfortunately that probably just means ISIL has strategically retreated from the suburbs to fortify the city center.

[Ebsy]

Yeah, Iraqi forces are making good progress. If ISIS has withdrawn to the city itself, then Iraqi forces should be able to cut them off by swinging around the city to capture what appear to be mostly lightly occupied villages. I will say, resistance does not appear to be as fierce as predicted.

[Crumpets]

Yeah, Iraqi forces are making good progress. If ISIS has withdrawn to the city itself, then Iraqi forces should be able to cut them off by swinging around the city to capture what appear to be mostly lightly occupied villages. I will say, resistance does not appear to be as fierce as predicted.

Shhhhh! What ever happened to the element of surprise?!?!

[swf541]

according to CNN isis main route to syria from mosul has been cut by the PMU and according to the PMU, they are only about 15km from Tel Afar, also unconfirmed reports Turkey has deployed tanks within iraq

[Enduro]

Iraqi forces have entered the eastern neighborhoods of Mosul. The situation as of yesterday:

Good news!