Iraq forces retake town of Hatra southwest of Mosul
Displaced Iraqi children wave the victory sign during their evacuation from the Hatra area on April 26, 2017, as paramilitary forces pressed an offensive to retake the town from Islamic State group fighters (AFP Photo/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)/ Hatra (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraqi forces on Thursday retook the town of Hatra, southwest of Mosul, on the third day of an operation that saw them wrest back a nearby UNESCO-listed ancient city, a statement said. Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitary forces said they had flushed the Islamic State group ...
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