On Monday, Kurdish forces fired mortars at the outskirts of the village and there were several exchanges of gunfire. Kurdish fighters told Reuters they had received orders to move in again and take Fadiliya once and for all. Securing Mosul – with a population of 1.5 million – could take months in the event of victory. The jihadists were mostly in their 20s, Iraqis and also what Kurdish officials describe as the most ruthless and efficient Islamic State radicals – foreign fighters from places like Chechyna. As Kurdish fighters moved toward the village, one fired at a dog walking across a field.

Source: Standard Digital October 27, 2016 10:18 UTC