The Battle for Mosul has started

[Sir Slash]

Yeah. I wonder who the first guy was that tried it out. Probably the 'new guy'.  :hide:

[jejo68]

The battle for western Mosul is about to begin: http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iraq-mosul-assault-20170218-story.html

Taking eastern Mosul took a hundred days and some Iraqi units suffered up to 50% casualties, possibly partly because of this:

In the aftermath of the offensive for eastern Mosul, aid agencies lauded Iraqi forces for their restraint. The troops relied mainly on small-arms fire and avoided needless destruction of property and killing of civilians.

The urban terrain in western Mosul is supposed to be much more difficult, with narrower streets and older buildings, and a less supportive population.

Well if the population hates them anyways, they may not show as much restraint

[Airborne Rifles]

Pretty good rundown of the offensive into western Mosul so far: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/25/middleeast/western-mosul-offensive/index.html

The accompanying video is decent as well.