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WorldPosted at: Feb 19 2017 2:33PM


Iraqi forces advance towards Mosul airport in push to capture city

By Maher Chmaytelli and Isabel Coles
BAGHDAD, SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq, Feb 19 (Reuters) US-backed Iraqi forces began moving today towards Mosul's airport, the first target of a ground offensive to capture the western side of the city that remains under control of Islamic State, the Iraqi military said.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi earlier today announced the formal start of a ground offensive on western Mosul, asking the Iraqi forces to ''respect human rights'' during the battle. Islamic State militants are essentially under siege in western Mosul, along with an estimated 650,000 civilians, after US-backed forces surrounding the city forced them from the east in the first phase of an offensive that concluded last month. Iraqi federal police units are leading a northward charge on the Mosul districts that lie west of the Tigris river, aiming to capture the Mosul airport, located just south of the city, according to statements from the armed forces joint command.
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