The Iraqi Army still has plenty of work to do before it can sustain independent operations, but their ability to plan and execute brigade-level operations in the city of Mosul was apparent during an operation with the 4th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division on March 9. The target was the kidnapping cells behind the recent spate of kidnappings in Mosul, including the Chaldean Archbishop. I wrote more about this at The Long War Journal. Below are some photos from the operation.