Now, the coalition-backed Iraqi forces have set their sights on freeing western Mosul.

现在，在联军的支持下，伊拉克军队把目光放在了解放西摩苏尔上。

The background: ISIS took over Mosul in 2014.

ISIS于2014年占领了摩苏尔市。

The stakes, especially near Mosul are high.

这样的风险, 尤其在摩苏尔附近非常高。

The people of Mosul were mostly ethnically Kurdish.

摩苏尔的居民大多是库尔德人。

Mosul fell to ISIS in just four days.

ISIS仅用了四天的时间就占领了ISIS。

I was in Mosul the day it was liberated.

摩苏尔解放那天，我就在那里。

Al-Dawassa is critical to the daily functioning of Mosul.

阿尔达瓦萨对于摩苏尔的日常运作而言至关重要。

The battle of Mosul was a gruesome nine month blocked.

摩苏尔战役经历了可怕的九个月受阻。

But retaking the Old City of Mosul is riddled with challenges.

不过，重新收复摩苏尔老城依然挑战重重。

Iraqi and coalition forces recaptured Mosul in 2017.

2017年，伊拉克和联军重新夺回了摩苏尔。