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02/07/2017 GMT

Fighting in Mosul Continues

BBC World Service - Weekend, Fighting in Mosul Continues

So-called Islamic Sate holds parts of Mosul; Paul Robeson's life and times

Despite claims of imminent victory, fierce fighting in the Old City of Mosul is continuing; the son of a slave who went on to become a musician and a globe-trotting activist.

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

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