Kurdish Forces Are Now At The Outskirts Of Islamic State Controlled Mosul

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are seen during the battle with Islamic State militants on the outskirts of Mosul January 21, 2015. Kurdish forces in northern Iraq said on Wednesday they had cleared Islamic State insurgents from nearly 500 square kilometres of territory and broken a key IS supply line between the city of Mosul and strongholds to the west near Syria. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Reuters: Kurdish forces fire into Islamic State-controlled Mosul

WNU Editor: Even with all of these airstrikes and ground attacks, progress against the Islamic State is "slow at best" .... Islamic State lose only one per cent of captured territory in Iraq after airstrikes (The Telegraph).

More News On Kurdish Forces At The Outskirts Of Islamic State Controlled Mosul

Mosul Strikes are Start of New Effort against ISIS -- AP
Report: US, Iraq prepare offensive to retake Mosul -- Stars and Stripes
U.S. and Iraq Planning Summer Offensive to Retake Mosul from ISIL -- Sputnik
US, Iraq preparing for assault to recapture Mosul -- Daily Times
ISIL on defensive, but still a potent force in Iraq, Syria -- Pentagon -- KUNA
Kurdish forces’ rockets strike Iraq’s ISIL-held Mosul -- Press TV (Iran)
US says IS has lost one per cent of territory -- SKY News
Just 5% of Kurdistan Remain Under Islamic State Control -- Bas News
Mosul strikes aim to disrupt Daesh supply line -- Gulf News/AP
U.S., allies conduct air strikes in Syria and Iraq -- Reuters
In Mosul, Islamic State Turns Captured City Into Fortress -- Christian Daily