CBS: Obama expects progress in battle against ISIS in Mosul by end of year
President Obama on Monday suggested the administration will achieve significant progress in the battle to take back Mosul from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) by the end of the year.
"My expectation is that by the end of the year, we will have created the conditions whereby Mosul will eventually fall," Mr. Obama said in a wide-ranging interview from The White House with CBS News' Charlie Rose. "As we see the Iraqis willing to fight and gaining ground we must make sure that we are providing them more support."
The president said the U.S. is seeing the benefits of its military operations in the region.
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WNU Editor: This is why Mosul will not be liberated by the end of this year .... This Is Why The Iraqi City of Mosul Will Not Be Liberated From The Islamic State Under President Obama.