Iraq announced Thursday that its forces have recaptured a northern town from the ISIL group in an operation launched ahead of a push for the city of Mosul. Security forces began the operation on Tuesday to oust the ISIL group from Sharqat, a town near supply lines needed for the ...
Iraqi forces are gaining ground in a northern town that they are fighting to retake from terrorists ahead of a push for the city of Mosul, commanders said on Thursday. Security forces began the operation on Tuesday to oust the so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL) ...