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Iraqi forces on Sunday launched an assault to retake Mosul's Old City and push out the Islamic State group, three years after the jihadists seized the city and announced their "caliphate". IMAGES
Advancing Iraq troops broke through Islamic State defense lines in an eastern suburb of Mosul Monday, as the battle for the insurgent stronghold moves inside the city limits. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Iraq's forces resumed their advance on the Islamic State group's bastion of Mosul Monday, aiming to position themselves a few hundred metres from the city's eastern limits. IMAGES
Iraqi forces are entering the center of Falluja, the Iraqi city longest-held by Islamic State, nearly four weeks after the start of a U.S.-backed offensive. Nathan Frandino reports.
Iraqi troops advance against Islamic State south of Mosul as the U.S.-led coalition intensifies its campaign against the militants on multiple fronts across their self-proclaimed caliphate. Mana Rabiee reports.