Tale of 2 Wars: 1 for Iraqis, another for Americans
Pfc. Neesy Sanders, 29, of Columbus, Miss. a combat engineer serving with the 101st Airborne Division, watches for danger on Tuesday, Oct.25, 2016, on a base half way between Irbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan and the besieged city of Mosul, Iraq.
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By SETH ROBSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: October 26, 2016
BARTELLA, Iraq — The battle to push Islamic State militants out of Mosul, their last remaining stronghold in Iraq, could be described as a tale of two wars when viewed from the differing perspectives of U.S. and Iraqi forces.
And that is as it should be, according to U.S. officials from whom “it’s an Iraqi fight,” is a common refrain.
While some U.S. special operations forces are working directly with Iraqi and Kurdish peshmerga troops at the frontlines, most American personnel are at outposts farther back.
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