U.S., Kurdish Forces Close In on Mosul

NPR | By Ivan Watson

Published April 9, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

Kurdish fighters and U.S. Special Forces take control of a key mountaintop overlooking the Iraqi-held city of Mosul, a senior Kurdish official says. He says it is the most important gain in the region thus far, and has opened the way for troops to enter Mosul. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

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