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Urgent: Iraqi forces begin major offensive to retake Mosul from IS group

Xinhua, October 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced early on Monday the beginning of a major offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) group, the official television reported. Endi