“First on scene for the nearly nine-month push to oust ISIS from the beleaguered city, CTS operators have been at the front lines of nearly all of Iraq’s major offensive operations. From Ramadi to Fallujah and now Mosul, Iraq’s security forces have come to rely on the special forces unit in the fight against ISIS. However, that reliance has come at a steep cost. The CTS has suffered heavy losses in the drive to liberate the dense city of over one million inhabitants.”
Source: Iraq’s elite counter-terrorism force looks to rebuild after Mosul