Iraqi pro-govt forces inspect their weapons before Mosul battle Iraqi pro-government forces were Sunday inspected their weapons at the Qayyarah military base, about 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul, as they prepared for an offensive to retake Mosul, the last major stronghold of the Ismamic State group in the country, after regaining much of the territory the jihadists seized in 2014 and 2015. IMAGES