<prompt> tafsiri zifuatazo kutoka kwa swahili hadi kiingereza.mattis ameongea na waandishi waliokuwa wako safarini pamoja na yeye huko iraq katika ziara yake ya ghafla, ambayo imekuja siku ya pili tangu shambulizi la kijeshi lianze kulisukuma kundi la islamic state kutoka upande wa magharibi ya mji wa mosul.  <response>: mattis spoke to reporters traveling with him to iraq for an unannounced visit, which came on the second day of a military offensive to push islamic state from the western part of the city of mosul. 