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Iraqi Forces Enter Outskirts of IS Stronghold

22/08/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - The Newsroom, Iraqi Forces Enter Outskirts of IS Stronghold

Iraqi army reports early successes in battle for one of last cities held by IS

Iraqi army reports early successes in battle for one of last cities held by IS.

Iraqi army and its militia allies report early successes in battle for Tal Afar - one of last cities held by IS.  

Also,  UN says Boko Haram is increasingly using Nigerian children as suicide-bombers,  and could 'cyborg' bacteria help humans create cheap energy ?  

(Photo: Iraqi Army advancing on city of Tal Afar.  Credit: AFP/Ahmad Al-Rubaye/Getty Images)

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