Tanks, artillery and missile launchers head to the outskirts of Mosul as Iraqi forces build-up to a push to oust ISIL militants from the city.
The heavy weaponry was on the move on Saturday for what’s expected to be the biggest battle since the US-led invasion in 2003.
Troops from Iraq’s elite Counter-Terrorism Forces and U.S. military personnel were seen taking up positions here, to the west of the Kurdish city of Erbil.
Iraqi officials say a massive ground assault could begin this month.
* Reuters
