Započela dugo očekivana akcija za zauzimanje Mosula, glavnog uporišta ekstremističke Islamske države. Ovo je najveća vojna operacija SAD u Iraku od povlačenja američkih snaga iz te zemlje pre pet godina.
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![Iraq's elite counterterrorism forces gather ahead of an operation to re-take the Islamic State-held City of Mosul, outside Erbil, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c4a116f1-b695-4a29-b35c-b5187a0e4343_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraq's elite counterterrorism forces gather ahead of an operation to re-take the Islamic State-held City of Mosul, outside Erbil, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2016.
![Peshmerga forces gather on the east of Mosul during preparations to attack Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 16, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ae4a4724-1e87-4ef5-9a94-bbac6681cf35_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Peshmerga forces gather on the east of Mosul during preparations to attack Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 16, 2016.
![Iraqi special forces soldiers deployed for an offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants prepare to move out from a camp near Khazer, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9aded08c-af8c-4419-bacb-60b540d999ad_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi special forces soldiers deployed for an offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants prepare to move out from a camp near Khazer, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2016.
![Peshmerga fighters are seen in Khazer, west of Erbil, Iraq in this still frame taken from video, Oct. 17, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/82b1a6a2-3310-4e2d-8f66-c3af977683b7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Peshmerga fighters are seen in Khazer, west of Erbil, Iraq in this still frame taken from video, Oct. 17, 2016.