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The Battle to Free Western Mosul from IS

19/02/2017 GMT

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Iraqi forces launch offensive to liberate last major IS stronghold in the country

Iraqi forces launch offensive to liberate last major IS stronghold in the country.

Iraqi government forces have launched an offensive to liberate the western part of the city of Mosul from so-called Islamic State. The group's last major stronghold in the country.  

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(Image: A fighter of the Iraqi government sanctioned Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitaries stands guard by a defensive position near the outskirts of Tal Afar, west of Mosul. Credit: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images)

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