In Mosul Siege, IS Relies on Syrian Resupply Routes

As the Iraqi-led offensive tightens around Mosul, the so-called Islamic State terror group is relying on territory it controls in Syria to resupply food and vital staples, according to reports from Syria. At least “15 trucks, loaded with vegetables, sugar, flour, rice and other essential supplies, headed toward Mosul from Raqqa,” Smart News, a Syrian news agency, reported last week.   Mosul is flanked on three sides by advancing forces inside Iraq. But IS fighters still...

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