Iraqi special forces paused their advance into the Daesh (the so-called IS) stronghold of Mosul on Wednesday, as poor weather hampered visibility and troops attempted to clear a recaptured neighborhood of any remaining militants, military officials (...)
Iraqi forces shelled Daesh positions outside Mosul on Monday as fighting to retake the extremist-held city entered its second week and a rights group urged a probe into a suspected air strike that hit a mosque, killing over a dozen civilians.
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