Pentagon says Mosul operation ready, declines comment on Trump criticism

By Jamie McIntyre

Published October 11, 2016 6:46pm ET

Pentagon says Mosul operation ready, declines comment on Trump criticism — AU.S. Army Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle travels in northern Iraq. U.S. troops will be engaged more closely than ever in fighting against Islamic State group militants as they back Iraqi forces in the long-anticipated assault on Mosul. (AP Photo/Susannah George) | Susannah George

The Pentagon says forces are ready for the Iraqi ground offensive to liberate the Islamic State’s de facto capital of Mosul and is hinting the operation could start any day now.

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