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extremists, he's done the opposite, relying on the shiite militias and their backers in neighboring iran. >> iran is helping us, and we say thank you to iran.ra we say thank you to all countries who provide us with this support and this help. >> reporter: iranian military advisers have stoked fears in the u.s. of iran's rising influence in iraq, especially as the iraqis face their toughest challenge yet-- retaking mosulf a city of over a million people dominated by sunni muslims. a sunni muslim militia is beingm trained to help lead the offensive on mosul, but it's still small and poorly equipped.s. the u.s. might not like fightingbu on the same side as iran, but,ts scott, if it wants to defeat isis in iraq, it doesn't have much choice. >> pelley: analysis of the war tonight from holly williams reporting from istanbul. thanks, holly.