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Islamic State hits back in Mosul but faces new Raqqa front

EghtesadOnline: Islamic State fighters targeted Iraqi troops with car bombs and ambushes in Mosul, stalling an army advance in their north Iraq stronghold, but faced attack on a new front on Sunday when U.S.-backed rebels launched a campaign for the Syrian city of Raqqa.
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Publish Date:07/November/2016 | 05:30

Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State say nearing Mosul airport

EghtesadOnline: Iraqi security forces drove Islamic State fighters from the center of a town just south of the militants' main stronghold of Mosul on Saturday and reached within a few km (miles) of an airport on the edge of the city, a senior commander said.
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Publish Date:06/November/2016 | 05:21