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Originally Posted by Baron von Kriterium
Mosul just arrived on Netflix. It's a story of the Iraqi Ninevah SWAT squadron fighting ISIS in Mosul. They operate outside of the Iraqi ground forces chain of command. It's quite intense and at times emotionally draining. However, it pays tribute to a group of decent men who refuse to surrender despite being emotionally and physically wounded.
The movie is based on a New Yorker article.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...o-destroy-isis
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I worked just north of Mosul while this was going on. The Pesh Merga are heroes and patriots (to Kurdistan, not Iraq, which needs some real help still). The US has done them dirty lately.