+

Cookies on the Business Insider India website

Business Insider India has updated its Privacy and Cookie policy. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the better experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we\'ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Insider India website. However, you can change your cookie setting at any time by clicking on our Cookie Policy at any time. You can also see our Privacy Policy.

Close
HomeQuizzoneWhatsappShare Flash Reads
 

Watch a live stream of Kurdish forces taking back ISIS' largest city

Oct 20, 2016, 19:51 IST

Advertisement
Rudaw.net

Rudaw.net, a Kurdish news site, has a live stream set up near the frontlines of the battle to retake Mosul from ISIS.

The Kurds, an ethnic group centered around the borders of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Iran, and a with diaspora of members around the world, have proven to be one of the most potent ground forces in fighting and defeating ISIS. Throughout the campaign against ISIS, the US has trained and equipped Kurdish forces.

Now, in the push to take back Mosul, the Kurds are descending on the besieged town where Iraqi officials estimate more than 5,000 ISIS militants have entrenched themselves with IEDs and tunnels. In addition to the Kurds, Iraqi Security Forces and Shiite militias are also taking part in the battle against ISIS.

Be warned that this livestream contains potentially graphic images, as it is live footage from an active war zone:

Advertisement

The footage can be monotonous, but Rudaw's twitter feed has broken out a few key moments.

Here Kurdish forces destroy an ISIS suicide bomber with a rocket attack:

Here are scenes of a firefight:

NOW WATCH: Kurds uncovered an overwhelming network of ISIS tunnels in Iraq

Please enable Javascript to watch this video
Next Article