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| Iraq |
| Mosul operation under way |
| 2016-10-18 |
| KHAZER, Iraq: Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, backed by US-led coalition air and ground support, launched coordinated military operations early on Monday as the long-awaited fight to wrest the northern city of Mosul from Daesh fighters got underway. Convoys of Iraqi, Kurdish and US forces moved east of Mosul along the front line as US-led coalition airstrikes sent plumes of smokes into the air and heavy artillery rounds could be heard. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi announced the start of the operations on state television, launching the country on its toughest battle since American troops left nearly five years ago. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 It has been "broadcast" to the bad guys (who are they again?) that Iraq has offered Isis an "escape route." Zero, Hilda and the rest are hoping for a "Liberation of Mosul" meme to carry "She Whose Name May Not Be Spoken" through the election. Good luck with that (effing politicians.). |
| Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2016-10-18 21:27 |