Believe it or not, the Iraqi army is on the verge of launching an attack on ISIS-held Mosul.
The city – home to millions of Iraqis – is Bakr al-Baghdadi’s most important urban stronghold.
Raqqa is the ISIS “capital”, but it’s easier to command. Mosul is a major city with a population that numbers in the millions. If ISIS were to lose its grip there, it would almost surely mark the beginning of the end for the self-styled “caliphate.”