Battle for Mosul: Operation to retake Iraqi city from IS begins

I don't think there's an easy way to take a city, and this situation is especially hard. Is there a signed agreement (as if that matters in this part of the world) between Kurdish forces and Iraqi forces on the disposition of the city after the battle is won? Assume Kurdish forces have achieved most of the success, and also have the greatest losses, and the UN is claiming allied atrocities and failure to allow aid to civilians, and the results are on CNN every day. Have we forgotten the conflict resolution part (again)?

Lets tell them what we're going to do...

What do I think? Godspeed...few Americans know how important this battle will be.