Iraq forces launch new push on IS in west Mosul
Iraqi security personnel hold a position on the front line in Mosul's Old City on May 3, 2017 (AFP Photo/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)/ Mosul (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraqi forces thrust into west Mosul from the north on Thursday, opening a new front in the more than six-month-old offensive to dislodge the Islamic State group from the country's second city. The assault is aimed at sealing the siege of the Old City, where die-hard jihadists holding huge numbers of civilians hostage are preparing for a bloody last stand. Forces from the army, the interior ministry ...
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