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THE horrifying reality of Iraq's fight to liberate Mosul is displayed in this heart-stopping video of an ISIS suicide truck being obliterated.

A jihadi vehicle tears across an arid strip of land towards anti-ISIS forces before being blown to smithereens.

The suicide car bomb was destroyed by a French missile on the outskirts of Mosul
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The suicide car bomb was destroyed by a French missile on the outskirts of MosulCredit: YouTube
Kurdish forces had been trying to take out the oncoming motor in desperation but were saved when the French aircraft came to the rescue
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Kurdish forces had been trying to take out the oncoming motor in desperation but were saved when the French aircraft came to the rescueCredit: YouTube
ISIS have been trying to punch a hole in the Kurdish defensive line as Iraq's third city comes under attack
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ISIS have been trying to punch a hole in the Kurdish defensive line as Iraq's third city comes under attackCredit: YouTube

Panicked Kurdish Peshmerga troops had just seconds earlier been heard trying to take out the oncoming car.

But French forces come to the rescue when one of its planes launches a rocket into the vehicle, prompting a devastating explosion just a few hundred yards from its target.

ISIS have been using explosive-laden cars to punch holes through the defensive lines of Iraqi and Kurdish forces who are enveloping Mosul.

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Each time, defending forces are faced with a do-or-die task of taking out the car before it reaches them with its deadly payload.

But despite the suicidal counter-attacks, the US-supported forces are slowly strangling Iraq's third city - home to an estimated 1.5million.

Up to 30,000 soldiers are currently battling to finally push ISIS out of Mosul.

Its liberation will effectively end the terror group's influence in Iraq, restricting it to neighbour Syria and the de facto capital in Raqqa.

Defending forces are given the terrifying task of taking out the suicide cars before they can reach them with their deadly payload
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Defending forces are given the terrifying task of taking out the suicide cars before they can reach them with their deadly payloadCredit: YouTube
Liberating Kurdish and Iraqi forces are slowly strangling the city as they bid to drive ISIS from Iraq completely
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Liberating Kurdish and Iraqi forces are slowly strangling the city as they bid to drive ISIS from Iraq completelyCredit: Reuters
More than 30,000 troops are taking part in the assault on Mosul
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More than 30,000 troops are taking part in the assault on MosulCredit: AP:Associated Press

The Sun reported yesterday how ISIS has accepted it faces oblivion and is now telling foreign fighters to carry out lone wolf attacks at home rather than travel to the Middle East.

The group is increasingly turning to terrorising citizens in Mosul using barbaric public executions.

Up to 40 people were executed last week for "treason and collaboration" with outside forces.

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