Islamic State Fighters Give Ground Around Mosul But Are Likely to Dig in

Less than a week into the offensive to retake the Islamic State’s Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, the list of towns and villages freed from the terror group’s grip continues to grow while Iraqi and Kurdish commanders praise the faster-than-expected pace. Only U.S. military and intelligence officials remain cautious, warning that the terror group has no intention of losing the Iraqi capital of its self-declared caliphate. The only question, they say, is which Islamic State will ultimately...

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