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The city. it's going to be very difficult and it's going to be a very slow process for the iraqis to slowly, methodically and carefully clear their way through the city. >> sensitivities are being handled delicately. the fighters don't include any iranian backed shia militia in this part of the sunni heartland, according to the u.s. the u.s. already helping air strike plan for a sunni-led force to hold the city if it is taken back my iraqis. hundreds of sunni tribal fighters have been trained by the u.s. the u.s. military anxious to show success of its anti-isis strategy. >> we've begun a trai...