CNN News: 伊拉克政府軍攻打摩蘇

Mosul is the second largest city in the Middle Eastern nation of Iraq. It`s also a stronghold of the ISIS terrorist group, which took over Mosul in 2014. Defeating ISIS here would be a major setback to the terrorist but it`s not easy. There may be only a few thousand ISIS fighters left in Mosul, but they`re using tunnels, roadside bombs, explosive traps and guerilla warfare in the fight.

摩蘇爾是中東國家伊拉克第二大城市。同時也是恐怖組織伊斯蘭國的大本營，2014年伊斯蘭國占領(lǐng)了摩蘇爾。擊敗摩蘇爾的伊斯蘭國組織是一項難題，并不容易。盡管摩蘇爾滯留的伊斯蘭國武裝分子只剩下數(shù)千人，但是在作戰(zhàn)中他們使用隧道、炸彈、爆炸陷阱以及游擊作戰(zhàn)方式。

They’re up against force of tens of thousands. Iraqi troops supported by Americans and allied airpower, plus, ethnic Kurdish fighters known as the Peshmerga. They’re all working to push ISIS out.

這些武裝分子要對抗的是上萬軍隊。伊拉克部隊獲得了以美國為首的空軍聯(lián)盟的支持，此外還有庫爾德戰(zhàn)士。他們共同努力驅(qū)逐伊斯蘭國武裝分子。

The battle for Mosul has been going on since October. It was expected to take months and it is. The reasons why are clear in the struggle to take over one key part of the city.

爭奪摩蘇爾的戰(zhàn)爭自去年十月就一直在上演。當時人們預(yù)測戰(zhàn)爭可能要持續(xù)數(shù)個月，事實也的確如此。在戰(zhàn)爭中清楚的是要占領(lǐng)城市的要塞。

Day four, and perhaps the biggest push yet from the north into the plains around Mosul. Trying to dislodge the determined and deranged remnants of ISIS, but the Peshmerga backed with staggering air power.

在第四天，最大的推動力來自于摩蘇爾周圍平原北部的力量。同時還有驚人的空中力量，試圖驅(qū)逐伊斯蘭國殘余的武裝。

But now common sight of American special forces, who the Pentagon says are advising, not assaulting position in front of the attack. The work was slow, destructive. Begging the question, what becomes of the wreckage under new masters?

但是，美國特種部隊，美國五角大樓建議，不要攻擊前面的部隊。這項任務(wù)是緩慢的、破壞性的。那么問題是，在新的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，誰將會成為失敗者呢?

Suddenly, in the sky, a hail of bullets. They’ve spotted a drone. Trace rounds dance around it and finally take off its nose.

突然，天空中飛來無數(shù)的子彈。他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個無人機，環(huán)視飛行，最后飛機的鼻子被打落了。

ISIS used them to spot targets for artillery, even drop small bombs.

伊斯蘭國使用這些無人機來射擊大炮，甚至投擲小型炸彈。

Yet progress down the road in Khorsabad is agonizingly slow.

豪爾薩巴德的進攻進程非常的緩慢。