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Urgent: Iraq announces offensive to retake western Mosul from IS militants

Xinhua, February 19, 2017 Adjust font size:

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday announced the start of an offensive to drive the extremist militants of Islamic State (IS) group out of the western side of the city of Mosul. Endi