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Newshour: Iraqi Forces Retake Mosul Airport

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Iraqi Forces Retake Mosul Airport

23/02/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, Iraqi Forces Retake Mosul Airport

Iraqi special forces capture Mosul airport from Islamic State group fighters

Iraqi special forces have captured Mosul airport in their latest offensive against the so-called Islamic State. We speak to Kamal Alam, a fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and a frequent visitor to government-controlled parts of Syria. 

Also on the programme: Transgender toilets; and why are people getting freckles tattooed on their face?


(Picture: A member of the Iraqi forces standing beside a destroyed Mosul's airport building. Credit: Reuters.)

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