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An operation to liberate Mosul will be complicated if a dam there bursts and kills millions of civilians.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al Abadi has pledged that the army and security forces will eject the Islamic State from Iraq in 2016.
Journalist Ahmed Habib says he is committed to telling the story of Iraq's people, culture, history and politics.
... 2016 is going to be even more rousing as many conflicts peak and global economic policies play out.
Baghdad and Washington are now looking to move against the Islamic State in Mosul, Iraq's second largest city.
But the campaign is still likely to be long and bloody. It is estimated that there may be as many as 500 ISIL fighters barricaded in the city.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to "obliterate" the PKK.
Ashton Carter arrives in Baghdad amid escalating tensions between Iraq and Turkey.
Baghdad's rebuke of Turkey comes just a day after Abadi lashed out at the Obama administration for its proposed deployment of special forces.
Al Baghdadi was previously announced status unknown after an air raid was reported to have killed him in May.
