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The Battle for Mosul: How long will it last?
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.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenPhoto: Mosul Grand Mosque, Mosul, Iraq. (Aldboni)
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