Iraqi security forces launched a ground offensive to retake the western side of Mosul from Islamic State, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said, breaking a weekslong stall in the battle for the city.
Iraqi security forces launched a ground offensive early Sunday to retake the western side of Mosul from Islamic State, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said, breaking a weekslong stall in the battle for the city.
The fight for areas of Mosul west of the Tigris river began with a push toward its main airport and is being led by federal police forces, with Iraq’s army and militias also involved in the effort, Iraqi military officials…
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