Baghdad Green Zone, inside the US Joint Task Force Headquarters.
The atmosphere here contrasted starkly with the tranquility of Dagula, like Hell and Heaven.
A massive electronic map occupied the entire wall, with red arrows representing the 1515 Armed Group biting fiercely into the blue defense lines representing the government forces and allies like ferocious poison snakes.
Each flash, each movement, signified another soldier falling at the front lines, another position changing hands.
In the direction of Ozham, multiple blue areas had been breached, with several regions turning into glaring red, constantly caving inward like corroded metal.
In the Agra area, the blue halo representing the besieged Kurd Armed group was visibly shrinking at a speed, with the situation screen's sidebar blinking continuously with red symbols indicating "Emergency Help Needed," "Out of Ammunition," and "Heavy Casualties," like a dying patient's monitor showing a struggling heartbeat.
