Iraqi special forces team brings legacy of American training to fight in Mosul
An Iraqi special forces soldier rides in a Humvee with a Shiite religious banner flying behind while moving through recently captured territory on the eastern front in the fight for Mosul on Oct. 28, 2016.
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Lt. Col. Ali Hussein Fadil, center, commands an Iraqi special forces unit in the fight to retake the city of Mosul, including 28-year-old Waleed Abdel Nabi, left.
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An Iraqi government Humvee window cracked by Islamic State fire on the eastern front in fight for Mosul.
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Waleed Abdel Nabi, 28, clears what appear to be abandoned homes in the advance toward Mosul.
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An Islamic State tunnel entrance found in Bartella by Iraqi special forces.
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Waleed Abdel Nabi, a father of four, moves through the town of Bartella by Humvee.
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A barricaded door where Islamic State fighters had made a nest.
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Waleed Abdel Nabi, right, and a fellow Iraqi special force fighter in the town of Bartella.
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The remains of a burned car.
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Iraqi forces patrol in a Humvee east of Mosul as they wait for the next phase of the battle to retake the city from Islamic State.
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