Excerpted From The Daily Caller: The CNN report indicates the fighter hid himself in a tunnel, awaiting approaching Iraqi forces before trying to attack them. The video shows Iraqi soldiers taking several shots at the ISIS fighter, before the vest goes off without injuring anyone.
ISIS fighters have dug an extensive network of tunnels throughout Mosul and its surrounding areas, the Pentagon warned reporters before the offensive on Mosul began Monday. Pentagon officials caution that the operation to fully retake the city could take months, and that defeated ISIS fights will convert back to a high-grade insurgency. Keep reading
VIDEO (graphic): @CNN captures moment ISIS fighter detonates explosive vest during combat near #Mosul. – @colinjonespic.twitter.com/7W9vYtnJK4
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