Kurdish Led Offensive Against Iraq In Moves Toward Mosul Time
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Turkish Strikes Target Kurdish Allies Of U S In Iraq And Syria The Peshmerga soldiers stand around a tunnel dug by isis in a house in bartella, iraq, recently recaptured by the kurds during the battle to retake mosul on oct. 18, 2016. carl court—getty images by. March 3, 2017 1:30 pm est. t he battle for mosul—iraq’s second largest city—barrels westward toward its end. when isis loses mosul, it will also lose its last significant foothold in iraq.
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The Week In 33 Photos Cnn Kurdish peshmerga forces located at mount zardak fire toward an isis position during an operation to retake iraq's mosul, held by the militant group since 2014, on oct. 17, 2016. hemn baban. It involves an estimated 25,000 troops from the army, the kurdish peshmerga, sunni tribal forces and shiite militias. in the weeks leading up to the launch of the offensive, iraq and turkey became embroiled in a spat over the presence of some 500 turkish troops near mosul who have been training anti is fighters. 2 miles. by jan. 24, iraqi forces had captured the entire eastern side of the city, while civilians in the city suffered through shortages of clean water and food. the more difficult battle, as. The operation to free mosul from two years of isis rule marks the first time kurdish peshmerga and iraqi forces have fought against a common enemy, barzani said. “we are looking for a good.
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