2016 · East Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Battle of Mosul: the eastern city
Your role: You command a commando battalion of a special operations brigade of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS). With Humvee-mounted commando companies, armoured dozers and attached tanks, you must enter the city at Gogjali on the eastern edge of Mosul and attack through the Islamic State-held eastern city to the Tigris. Most residents are still in their homes.
Commander's intent: Joint Operations Command surrounds Mosul from several directions and clears east Mosul to the Tigris to restore government control. The CTS leads the eastern axis into the city along the Erbil road.
One decision from this battle · The edge at Gogjali
Dawn, 1 November. The battalion has fought through the security zone on the Nineveh plain and stands at Gogjali on the eastern edge of Mosul. Here the Erbil road runs through an industrial area and the Karama district into the city. Ahead lies a defensive belt two to three kilometres deep: an earth berm along the edge of the built-up area and anti-tank missile (ATGM) ambush positions scattered through the outlying buildings. The army divisions on the south-eastern and northern axes have not yet reached the city. The government has told residents by radio to stay at home, and most have. Brigade wants a foothold inside the city today.
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