In the underground command post of the Tenth Division, the air was so heavy it seemed like it might drip water.
The fluorescent light tubes emitted a low hum, and the indicator lights of electronic equipment flickered like graveyard fireflies in the dim space.
Samir stood in front of the tactical map, his hands propped on the table edge, listening intently to the noise outside.
A few minutes ago, the US Army F-16 sorties had precisely destroyed the last three air defense radar sites on the perimeter.
According to protocol, after destroying the air defense sites, the next step would be the bombing of key targets.
Although the Tenth Division had already been dispersed around the outskirts of Mosul, stretching the distance between various combat units and utilizing the terrain as much as possible—even scattering some infantry units into nearby villages as concealment.
