In this Feb. 13, 2015 file photo released by the U.S. Army, Staff Sgt. Kody Cross, center, from the 1st Infantry Division and a Letcher, S.D., native, congratulates Iraqi army trainees on their graduation from a six-week training course at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. Questions persist about whether the struggling Iraqi military will be ready for the operation to retake Mosul, the country's second largest city, from Islamic State militants in just a few months. A U.S. Central Command official provided some details of the battle plan saying the coordinated military mission to retake Mosul will likely begin in April or May 2015. (AP Photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Stoutamire, U.S. Army, File)
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