Iraqi Army Ahead of Schedule in Fight For West Mosul, U.S. Officials Say
After the brutal slog to clear eastern Mosul, Baghdad is throwing all its chips on the table to finish off the last ISIS stronghold in Iraq./ — Iraqi forces managed to snatch some key terrain from Islamic State militants in the western half of Mosul, U.S. and coalition officials said here Thursday, marking the end to a fierce first day of fighting to liberate Iraq’s second-largest city after more than two years of terrorist occupation. In a sign of how hard-fought is the battle for Mosul, Iraqi army and police forces, backed by U.S. and ...
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