02/08/17 – Joe Lauria on the battle for Mosul against the Islamic State in Iraq – The Scott Horton Show

by | Feb 8, 2017 | Interviews

Joe Lauria, an independent international affairs journalist, discusses the Iraqi army’s long struggle to finally retake eastern Mosul from the Islamic State; the very difficult upcoming battle for the remainder of the city; the fate of Mosul’s internally displaced refugees; and Trump’s worrying consideration of Elliott Abrams for Deputy Secretary of State.

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