Reporting Mosul: A Journalist's Story

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Three years ago, a lightning advance by about 800 jihadist fighters in northern Iraq morphed into a global threat. Nafiseh Kohnavard of BBC Persian has followed the fight against so-called Islamic State, and she witnessed the toughest battle for Iraqi forces, to retake Mosul. Image: Nafiseh Kohnavard sitting wearing helmet and flak jacket in Mosul Credit: BBC