By Stephen Kalin EAST OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces will resume their push against Islamic State inside Mosul in the coming days, a U.S. battlefield commander said, in a new phase of the two-month-old operation that will see American troops deployed closer to the front line in the city. The battle for Mosul, involving 100,000 Iraqi troops, members of the Kurdish security forces and Shi'ite militiamen, is the biggest ground operation in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-fresh-advance-east-mosul-begin-within-days-121855236.html

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