CNN New Day March 2, 2015 12:10:00
Ben wedeman is leave in erbil with the latest. >> reporter: chris, as far as that operation to retake at that create we understand that as many as 30,000 troops are involved in that effort. not just the iraqi army and the air force, but also sunni militia men as well as shia militia 34e7b. this is a city of 300,000. not very well disposed to the shia dominated central government and army. the worry is that the city has been sewn with ied's, booby traps and mines, but it's a very ambitious goal set by the iraqi army and a very important step on the road to liberating bow sul, which is about 200...
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