Read more: http://www.dw.com/en/fighting-islamic-state-keeps-iraqi-rivals-in-check-for-now/a-19244237<br />A US-backed coalition of Iraqi army units and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters is trying to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul held by “Islamic State” militants. DW correspondent Alexandra von Nahmen visited the front line 60 kilometers south of Mosul.
