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Displaced Iraqis, who fled the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, gather to receive food supplies in a distribution point at Khazer camp, Iraq November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East
Mosul- Iraqi Army forces continue to comb and sweep former ISIS-held locations in eastern Mosul, Iraq. The clearing was announced shortly after eastern Mosul was declared liberated and that the offensive has moved to phase two, the western terrain of the ISIS...
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Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi gestures during a news conference in Baghdad August 25, 2014. REUTERS/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 17, 2017 | Middle East
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday that Iraqi forces had begun “moving” against ISIS militants in western Mosul, an area the group still fully holds. He did not give details of exactly what actions Iraqi forces were undertaking on...
