Barzani: Iraqi Kurdish forces retake 200 sq. kms
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IRBIL -- The president of Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdish region, Massoud Barzani, says Iraqi Kurdish forces retook 200 square kilometers from ISIS on the first day of a massive operation to liberate militant-held Mosul.
Barzani called the territorial gains on Monday a "turning point in the war against terrorism," but warned that pushing the militant group out of Iraq's second largest city will not necessarily mean the end of terrorism or violence in the country.
