...in Baghdad and the provinces of Anbar are Diyala, flee to the north-west.

Despite the American military offensives and the injection of additional troops this year, the US "boots on the ground" deemed so necessary to secure other parts of Iraq are sparse in Mosul. Only a single battalion, usually 500-1,000 troops, is deployed in Mosul, and two more in the surrounding province, compared to well over 20 battalions in the Baghdad area. But while US officials say this makes Mosul a target for al-Qaeda attempts to regroup, they are confident the militants could be repelled...

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