The other day we posted a link to Mindy Belz’s report on how things have dramatically changed for the better in the northern Iraq town of Shekhan. Her latest report comes from Mosul, a city that continues to endure violence as it optimistically looks toward an election:

“Because of the success of the surge in Anbar, Diyala, and Baghdad, the insurgents come up to Mosul,” said Khasro Goran, Mosul’s deputy governor. Tuesday Goran, along with other residents in the restive areas between Mosul and Kirkuk, closely monitored deliberations in the Iraqi parliament, where lawmakers for weeks have been trying to finalize a provincial election law that should clear the way for the next set of national voting.

Read all of Mindy’s report here.