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01/07/2017 GMT

Iraqi Security Forces Poised to Retake Mosul

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Iraqi forces surround Mosul; Canada at 150; Zimbabwean band sings its way out of misery

Iraqi forces surround Mosul centre; Canada at 150; Zimbabwean band sings its way out of misery

We get the latest from Mosul where Iraqi forces fight to retake the last parts of the city still held by the so-called Islamic State; Canada is celebrating its 150th anniversary; the group of young Zimbabwean musicians, trying to produce a more positive image of their country.

(Picture: An Iraqi forces airstrike in the Old City of west Mosul. Credit: Getty Images)

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