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Men and children displaced by fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIS militants stand inside a truck as they wait to be taken out of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 30, 2016 | Middle East
Iraqi forces battling ISIS hardline militants in southern Mosul reported strong resistance as the second day of a renewed push to take back the city launched. Fighting had been paused for several weeks. Elite forces pushed into Mosul from the east in October but...
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Members of Iraqi security forces gesture as a convoy advances on the outskirts of Mosul, to fight against Islamic State militants, in Kirkuk, Iraq, October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2016 | Middle East
Forces trained by the Turkish military at the Bashiqa camp in northern Iraq will take part in the planned operation to drive ISIS out of the city of Mosul, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Friday. It cited officials who took part in talks between...
