At Iraqi village, victory is fraught with risks in Mosul offensive
October 27, 2016 at 05:45 AM EDT
FADILIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Kurdish peshmerga fighter Germad Yihya stood on a small berm overlooking a village where he said Islamic State militants had been defeated. A line of trees 500 meters away from his position illustrated how he can't afford to be complacent.
