CBS: Iraqi forces launch new offensive they hope will be final push to rid Mosul of ISIS
MOSUL -- This weekend, Iraqi forces backed by the U.S. military began what they hope will be the final push to drive ISIS out of the city of Mosul.
In an area in western Mosul, a region taken over by Iraqi forces not long ago, there are signs of what it costs to get rid of ISIS: The destruction is everywhere, staggering and it stretches on for miles. That is an ISIS car -- you can still see the decal there.
It's a combination of airstrikes, artillery, motars and of course ISIS suicide car bombs that have leveled buildings and cost the lives of hundreds of civilians.
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