Iraqi Troops Advance Toward Mosul

The Iraqi military moved steadily toward Mosul from the east at the end of the week, taking the Assyrian Christian town of Bartella after fierce fighting with Islamic State militants on October 20. In this footage, an Iraqi soldier says that the militants’ “special weapon” is suicide vehicles, “but none of these work.”

The video shows Iraqi military vehicles rolling along the highway and scenes of destroyed vehicles along the road. Credit: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Radio Farda