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A resident inspects the site of car bomb attack in Baghdad July 13, 2015. Reuters
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 22, 2016 | Middle East
Iraq’s military backed by air strikes from a U.S.-led coalition on Thursday seized the center of Shirqat, a northern town in Salahuddin province seen as a stepping stone in the campaign to recapture Mosul from ISIS. The army, backed by local police and...
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ISIS militants stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, June 11, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 21, 2016 | Middle East
Iraq’s military closed in on Wednesday on the center of Shirqat, a northern town in Salahuddin province, held by ISIS seen as a stepping stone in the campaign to recapture the terrorist group’s stronghold of Mosul. The army, backed by local police and...
