Last stand for IS in Iraq
18 October 2016 - 10:29
The battle to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State began in earnest in the early hours of yesterday. The Iraqi army has been ordered to evict the terror group from its last major stronghold in the country, Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, announced on state TV.The offensive is a joint operation by more than 30000 troops of the Iraqi army, and Kurdish Peshmerga and Shia paramilitary forces, which are pushing in on the city from three sides.
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