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1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 min.) ; 259414210 bytes |
| Summary |
Four Corners takes you to the battlefields of Iraq with the ABC's award-winning Middle East correspondent, Matt Brown. In this gripping film, Matt Brown and cameraman Aaron Hollett, capture the fight to take back the city of Mosul from the IS forces which overran the city two years ago, shocking the world with the speed and the ferocity of their victory. The filming for this story began in October last year when Iraqi forces, backed by US and Australian air power, began their offensive to reclaim Mosul. Over the course of three journeys to the frontline, Matt and Aaron recorded the experiences of the soldiers fighting to liberate their home towns, and the civilians caught in the crossfire. <br /><br />Despite the grief, there are moments of happiness and relief as families are reunited when the IS fighters are pushed back. After months of fighting, government forces enter the suburbs of Mosul. But the city was far from secure, with the pair coming under fire. And in interviews with the former commander of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, General David Petraeus and his then advisor, former chief strategist for the State Department, David Kilcullen, outline just how hard it will be to truly claim victory against IS |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2017-02-20 at 20:33:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Bombing, Aerial.
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Insurgency.
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Nuclear terrorism -- Prevention.
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Offensive (Military science)
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Iraq -- Mosul.
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Streaming video
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Ali, Isra, contributor
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Benni, Martin, contributor
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Brown, Matt, reporter
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Ferguson, Sarah, host
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Hassan, Hussein Ali, contributor
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Kilcullen, David, reporter
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Murat, Awat, contributor
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Petraeus, David, reporter
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Raad, Samer, contributor
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Shimary, Salam al, contributor
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