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The Battle for Mosul: How long will it last?

Hosted by Warren Olney and KCRW Staff Oct. 18, 2016 National
It’s an army of Iraqis who don’t like each other--Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites--advancing on the last urban stronghold of the Islamic State in Iraq. Nobody knows how long it will take or if they can hold it together.

Photo: Mosul Grand Mosque, Mosul, Iraq. (Aldboni)

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Hosts:
Warren Olney, KCRW Staff

Producers:
Katie Cooper, Paul von Zielbauer, Jenny Hamel

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