CNN News: 摩蘇爾總攻開始 “伊斯蘭國”離覆滅又近一步

Welcome to CNN STUDENT NEWS. It`s good to see you this Tuesday. I`m Carl Azuz, reporting from the CNN Center.

歡迎收看CNN 周二的學生新聞。我是卡爾·阿祖茲，在CNN中心為您播報。

First story centers on a battle that`s begun in the Middle Eastern nation of Iraq. You`ve heard us talk a lot about the ISIS terrorist group. ISIS is an acronym for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and that`s what they`ve been trying to create.

頭條新聞是關于起源于伊拉克這個中東國家的戰(zhàn)爭。我們的節(jié)目談論了很多關于IS恐怖組織的內容。IS指的是伊拉克和敘利亞的伊斯蘭國的簡稱，同時這也是他們試圖創(chuàng)建的“國家。”

But right now, ISIS is fighting to hold on to the Iraqi city of Mosul, which they took over in 2014. And if ISIS loses Mosul, it could signal the beginning of the end for ISIS in Iraq.

2014年，伊斯蘭國占領了伊拉克城市摩蘇爾，現(xiàn)在伊斯蘭國正在作戰(zhàn)試圖繼續(xù)占領摩蘇爾。如果，伊政府收復摩蘇爾，這也就標志“伊斯蘭國”政權將在伊拉克境內將土崩瓦解。

The battle started early Monday morning. Iraq`s military says it inflicted heavy losses of life and equipment on ISIS in an area southeast of the city. Iraqi troops are leading a coalition of other groups in trying to push ISIS out. Hundreds of U.S. troops are also involved, though the Pentagon says they`re not on the front line. And the forces that are can call in air support when they meet with tough resistance from the terrorist.

周一，上午，伊政府收復摩蘇爾的戰(zhàn)爭開始。伊拉克軍方，已經向摩蘇爾東南部迅速推進，重創(chuàng)伊斯蘭國武裝分子。伊拉克軍隊已帶領聯(lián)合組織試圖將“伊斯蘭國”趕出伊拉克。盡管三角大樓表示，美方部隊處于前線，但是已有數(shù)百名美國士兵參與其中。同時，若伊拉克部隊遭遇恐怖分子頑強抵抗時，部隊可以請求空中支援。

One terrorism expert says the major challenge of this battle will be avoiding hurting Mosul`s civilians while overpowering ISIS`s defenses.

某恐怖主義問題的專家表示，這場戰(zhàn)爭的難題之一將會是，如何在避免摩蘇爾人們傷亡的情況下，摧毀伊斯蘭國的防御。

They`ve had months to prepare for this. But international officials say there`s no doubt the fight is an important one.

為此，伊政府以及聯(lián)合部隊已經準備數(shù)月。但是國際官員表示，毫無疑問，此次戰(zhàn)爭非常重要。