Closing in, Iraqi Army Finds Wake of Destruction in Mosul

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Soldiers say the Iraqi Army is closing in on Mosul, fighting less than a kilometer away from city limits as it battles Islamic State militants in Iraq. But in cities and villages outside the frontlines, some locals say they fear, nowhere in the area is safe so long as militants control the provincial capital.  VOA’s Heather Murdock reports from Bartella, Iraq.