Iraq forces brace for Mosul attack by Nabih Bulos

Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2017
Article: Iraq forces brace for Mosul attack
Writer: Nabih Bulos
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Questions

1. What is the name of the river that runs through Mosul?
2. What does “completely liberated” the city’s eastern half mean to you?
3. Who bombed the 5 bridges connecting Mosul’s two sides?
4. Who is the Golden Division?
5. What is Iraq’s Counter Terrorism Service?
6. Who operates reconnaissance drones from trucks?
7. How far is the Mosul Airport from the city’s eastern part?
8. How long did it take Iraqi forces to take over the eastern half of the city?
9. Col. Mohammad Wakaa, a spokesman with Nineveh Operates Command, says there are roughly _____ die-hard combatants on the Western side.
10. How many people does the United Nations think live in Western Mosul?
11. Who is the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq?
12. How many people live in the old city quarter?
13. The Sunni Muslim population in Mosul felt that the Iraqi army was a Shiite death squad.  They felt the former Iraqi Prime Minister had something to do with that.  What was the Prime Minister’s name?