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07-04-2017, 09:49 PM
http://l2.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/XEYM9q0wXkd.bp6BH28gAw--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2017-07-04T121041Z_1_LYNXMPED630TE_RTROPTP_2_MIDEAST-CRISIS-IRAQ-MOSUL.JPG (https://www.yahoo.com/news/iraq-slows-advance-last-pocket-mosul-packed-civilians-121041429.html)By Maher Chmaytelli and Stephen Kalin MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces slowed their advance on Tuesday through the last streets in Mosul controlled by Islamic State where militants and civilians are packed in densely together, a commander said. While Iraqi commanders predicted final victory in Mosul this week, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces announced they had begun an assault on Islamic State's Syrian redoubt in the Old City of Raqqa.



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