Juburi and KDP peshmerga forces had been the first to enter Mosul, and Juburi had played a key role in convincing the Commanders of the Iraqi Army's V Corps to surrender, instead of fighting the American and KDP forces.
dʒˈuːbɛɹi ænd kˌeɪdˌiːpˈiː pˈɛʃmɚɡə fˈoːɹsᵻz hɐdbɪn ðə fˈɜːst tʊ ˈɛntɚ mˈɑːsəl, ænd dʒˈuːbɛɹi hæd plˈeɪd ɐ kˈiː ɹˈoʊl ɪn kənvˈɪnsɪŋ ðə kəmˈændɚz ʌvðɪ ɪɹˈæki ˈɑːɹmiz vˈiː kˈɔːɹ tə sɚɹˈɛndɚ, ɪnstˈɛd ʌv fˈaɪɾɪŋ ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ænd kˌeɪdˌiːpˈiː fˈoːɹsᵻz.