Iraqi forces launch assault on Mosul Old City: army
Iraqi forces, consisting of the Iraqi federal police and the elite Rapid Response Division, patrol in the Shifa neighbourhood, on the west bank of Mosul, on June 17, 2017 (AFP Photo/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)/ Baghdad (AFP) - Iraqi forces on Sunday started their assault on Mosul's Old City as they press their battle to retake the northern city from the Islamic State group, an army commander said. "The army, counter-terrorism forces and federal police launched an attack on the Old City," Staff Lieutenant General Abdulamir Yarallah said in a statement. ...
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