the iraqi military says it s confident they can retake mosul from the militant group. the militants took control of the city in northern iraq two years ago. translator: we can completely recapture nineveh province sometime between this year and the first few months of next year. he says units on the northern front are being reinforced with weapons and armored vehicles. he says the militants will lose their will to fight if iraqi forces recapture the central city of fallujah. he says that will also give a boost to the troops trying to retake mosul. the militants are launching counter offensives with suicide bombers and chemical weapons and using civilians as human shields. more people are fleeing the areas near mosul as government forces step up offensives to retake the city. about 200 families have reportedly arrived at a refugee camp east of mosul in the past two weeks. a man who recently arrived there says islamic state fighters fear the u.s.-led coalition s air strik
the iraqi military says it s confident they can retake mosul from the militant group. the militants took control of the city in northern iraq two years ago. translator: we can completely recapture nineveh province sometime between this year and the first few months of next year. he says units on the northern front are being reinforced with weapons and armored vehicles. he says the militants will lose their will to fight if iraqi forces recapture the central city of fallujah. he says that will also give a boost to the troops trying to retake mosul. the militants are launching counter offensives with suicide bombers and chemical weapons and using civilians as human shields. more people are fleeing the areas near mosul as government forces step up offensives to retake the city. about 200 families have reportedly arrived at a refugee camp east of mosul in the past two weeks. a man who recently arrived there says islamic state fighters fear the u.s.-led coalition s air strik
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