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Iraqi forces battle ISIS in western town, far from Mosul

Iraqi forces, backed by US-led coalition airstrikes, are battling ISIS for a third day in a remote western town, hundreds of kilometers (miles) to the south of the operation to retake Mosul.

 

Col. John Dorrian, a spokesman for the US-led coalition, says "fighting is ongoing in Rutba" on Tuesday and that the town is still contested.

 

He says the coalition strikes are supporting the Iraqi forces' "response efforts, including one against a Daesh convoy that was attempting to flee the area." Daesh is an Arabic acronym for the ISIS group.

 


פרסום ראשון: 10.25.16, 10:15