13 Years of War: Mosul’s Frightening and Uncertain Future
#Mosul
has been a dangerous place since the US-led invasion of 2003. It is the
greatest Sunni Arab city of Iraq during an era in which the Sunni had
lost their old predominance and have struggled against Shia-dominated
governments in Baghdad and Kurdish rulers next door in Iraqi #Kurdistan.
It is a battle that is still going on as the Iraqi army and Shia
paramilitaries advance on Mosul from the south while Kurdish Peshmrga
come from the east. The way is cleared for both by air strikes,
predominantly by the US air force, attacking #Isis fighters dug into ruined villages and hiding in deep tunnels.
