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Forces all over the country. we're with the u.s. army's desert roads battalion outside of mosul when the initial reports start coming in. >> apparently a report this morning -- >> a car bomb? >> a car bomb. the latest report is the iraqis on the ground identified it, shot at it, and it exploded before hurting anyone. very successful. >> reporter: the iraqi troops here in mosul may have responded effectively. but they were clearly taken by surprise by most of the other attacks, which raises perhaps the most burning question in this country right now -- as the americans withdraw, are the iraqis ...

We're with the u.s. army's desert roads battalion outside of mosul when the initial reports start coming in. >> apparently a report this morning -- >> a car bomb? >> a car bomb. the latest report is the iraqis on the ground identified it, shot at it, and it exploded before hurting anyone. very successful. >> reporter: the iraqi troops here in mosul may have responded effectively. but they were clearly taken by surprise by most of the other attacks, which raises perhaps the most burning question in this country right now -- as the americans withdraw, are the iraqis capable of picking up the sla...