Battle for Mosul looms, as ISIS digs in and Iraqis, coalition mass | Fox News

A handwritten letter in Arabic was posted on a light pole in downtown Mosul this week, hinted that forces within Mosul are desperate for Iraq's government to free them.

“We demand [Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-] Abadi to declare the war against Da’esh,” stated the letter, using the regional – and derogatory – term for ISIS, which has ruled the city for 18 months. “We are tired of waiting. We will give support to liberate Mosul once you declare zero hour.”

Signed “Mosul Liberation Forces,” the letter’s target audience appears to be the central government in Baghdad, which has announced it will move in the coming months to retake the city. "