The Fight to Liberate Mosul Could Hit ISIS Where it Hurts Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Iraq's elite counterterrorism forces gather ahead of an operation to re-take the Islamic State-held City of Mosul, outside Irbil, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. ( Khalid Mohammed / Associated Press ) Produced by Ellen Frankman Produced by PRI and WNYC