Shi'ite militias attack ISIS-stronghold Mosul
Iraqi Shi'ite militias on Saturday said they launched an offensive against hardline-Sunni group Islamic State toward the west of Mosul, ISIS' acting capital in Iraq. The militias reportedly aim to cut off any option of retreat by ISIS jihadists into neighboring Syria or any reinforcements for Mosul's defense. Reports suggest this operation could inflame sectarian tension in the Sunni region.