Supported by Kurdish and US forces,Iraqi soldiers capture Isis-held villages and plan to seize over city this yearIraq’s armed forces launched an offensive on Thursday claimed to be the first stage of an the operation to push Islamic State (Isis) out of Mosul, the largest city under its control.
The assault was launched from the Makhmour area of Nineveh province, or where thousands of Iraqi troops maintain deployed in recent weeks,setting up bases alongside Kurdish and US forces.
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Source: theguardian.com