Under pressure, Islamic State digs in for Mosul fight-top Kurdish official

[WorldNews]

By Michael Georgy and Babak Dehghanpisheh SALAHUDDIN, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces are expected to face much fiercer resistance from Islamic State in the next phase of the battle for Mosul, including booby traps that can blow up entire neighborhoods, the top Kurdish security official said on Sunday. Masrour Barzani, head of the Kurdistan Regional Government's Security Council, said that even if Islamic State is driven out of its main stronghold Mosul, that will not be enough to eliminate the group, and its radical ideology will survive. "The fight against ISIS is going to be a long fight," Barzani told Reuters in an interview.

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