mosul. and then you see that darkened gray sky with the tanks on on the other side of town. we were all told this could be weeks, this could be months. how is it looking, does anyone know? it s certainly not imminent, that s for certain. from the early rapid progress that we ve seen over the last three weeks or so, that was when we saw the operation move in and sishlg mosul, take back the towns and villages that surround it. we are now in a much harder phase of the battle. so while that operation is still under way to circle the town and take back those settlements that isis has occupied surrounding the city on the eastern side of mosul in the outer suburbs and areas, that s where iraqi forces have moved in and have been now engaged for some days now in a daily street battle. it s urban warfare and a particularly brutal example. they talk about endless waves of suicide car bombings well entrenched sniper positions, fighters using the narrow streets they know so well as