Iraqi Forces Push Towards Airport in Bitter Battle to Retake West Mosul

France 24 

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Iraqi government forces are targeting Mosul airport as they launch a long-awaited offensive to retake the western part of the city, the Islamic State group’s last major stronghold in the country.Advancing from several directions, the US-backed forces captured several villages on Sunday as they moved towards Mosul airport just south of the city.

Advancing from several directions, the US-backed forces captured several villages on Sunday as they moved towards Mosul airport just south of the city…

“West Mosul had the potential certainly of being more difficult, with house-to-house fighting on a larger and more bloody scale,” said Patrick Skinner from The Soufan Group intelligence consultancy…

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