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FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2016 file photo, Iraqi Army Cpl. Saif holds a phone displaying a screenshot from a video released by the Islamic State group that shows his brother, in Irbil, Iraq. He claims the video showed his brother's execution. Just over two years ago, Saif was holed up in a corner of Mosul’s Nineveh hotel as he first began hearing rumors that his senior officers were fleeing the militant group’s advance. Now, he’s among the Iraqi forces beginning a massive operation to retake the country’s second city from the militants.(AP Photo/Alice Martins, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2016 file photo, Iraqi Army Cpl. Saif holds a phone displaying a screenshot from a video released by the Islamic State group that shows his brother, in Irbil, Iraq. He claims the video showed his brother's execution. Just over two years ago, Saif was holed up in a corner of Mosul’s Nineveh hotel as he first began hearing rumors that his senior officers were fleeing the militant group’s advance. Now, he’s among the Iraqi forces beginning a massive operation to retake the country’s second city from the militants.(AP Photo/Alice Martins, File)

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