U.S.: Iraqi forces ready for next battle against IS extremists

Mosul took a heavy toll on Iraqi forces. As many as 1,400 troops were killed and more than 7,000 wounded, and the Iraqi military has proceeded methodically since its biggest success to date.

Good on them - they took more sacrifices and risks upon themselves fighting street-to-street instead of just bombing the heck out of Mosul from a distance, to give the city and its people a better chance at coming out of it alive and ability to rebuild