Mosul: Live Streams Of Iraq Battle Against ISIS

By Tactical-Life

You can live stream anything on the Internet these days, and some news agencies are taking that concept to the next level. The offensive to retake the crucial Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS kicked off on Monday with various news agencies letting viewers watch the action live via Facebook, YouTube and Periscope.

MarketWatch says a live video feed of the Mosul battle popped up on the Al Jazeera English Facebook page on Monday, showing “distant battlefield, up-close shots of jittery soldiers holding flags and visibly wincing at gunshots and plumes of smoke.” The audio is in Arabic only.

Channel 4 News got in on the action with their own live stream on Facebook.

RT also offered up a live feed on Periscope.

LIVE on #Periscope: Military operation to retake Mosul from #ISIS https://t.co/IdMAmIy81y

— RT (@RT_com) October 17, 2016

Rudaw, a Kurdish news agency, has been reporting on the Mosul battle live via YouTube.

According to ABC7, Iraqi security forces are in for a tough fight in Mosul, where they are expected to face off against roughly 3,000 to 4,500 …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life