Masrour Barzani, chancellor of Kurdistan's Security Council and son of Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani, is one of the most important figures in the international coalition fighting Islamic State (IS) militants across Iraq and Syria. In an exclusive interview with VICE News conducted in northern Iraq, the chancellor discusses the limitations of Western support to the Kurdish forces fighting IS, and the challenges that will be faced when attempting to retake Mosul this summer. Watch "Peshmerga Fighters Closing in on Mosul: The Battle for Iraq (Dispatch 9)” - http://bit.ly/19gGR6h Watch "Japan vs. the Islamic State” - http://bit.ly/1MrBYU3 Read "Australian Teenage 'Suicide Bomber' Wrote Blog on His Journey to the Islamic State” - http://bit.ly/1EGJxa8 Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos