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Mosul Update

Jul-30-2008 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT , 172nd SBCT , 3/2 SBCT

The Iraqi city of Mosul is where many of the Stryker Brigades operated during their first deployments. You don't hear much about the city in the news, but The Long War Journal has a lengthy update on the current situation there that many long-time visitors might find interesting. Excerpt:

MOSUL, IRAQ: The Battle for Mosul over the past several years has worked as a microcosm for the larger Iraqi conflict, with Coalition and Iraqi forces successfully imposing their will only after al Qaeda and other insurgent groups held large parts of the city and region for long periods. Control over the city of 1.9 million people and the surrounding Ninewa province has been lost to Coalition and government forces twice since 2003. A successful security operation in May brought attacks to their lowest recorded levels since the conflict began. [...]

“The fight in the North is still on-going. It’s a balanced fight, pursuing insurgent on the one hand and doing reconstruction and supporting Iraqi government activities,” said Major General Mark Hertling, commander of Multinational Division North and the US 1st Armored Division in an interview on July 22. “When you talk about the growth of security, you have to mention that the government is getting stronger.”


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