With the timeline unclear for a forthcoming US-led coalition assault on the Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Mosul, Kurdish peshmerga fighters continue to man the trenches at the strategic junction of Keske, just outside the northern Iraqi city. VICE News traveled to Keske to meet with peshmerga fighters and to learn their thoughts on the coalition’s mulled offensive, as they continue to cut off IS's vital supply lines from Syria. Watch "The Battle for Iraq: Shia Militias vs. the Islamic State” - http://bit.ly/1EgHqG8 Watch "The Battle For Iraq (Dispatch 8)” - http://bit.ly/1wlUJGp Read "Publicity Blitz Hypes Iran-Backed Offensive Against Islamic State in Iraq” - http://bit.ly/1Hp9jxK 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