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Iraqi forces say started storming Islamic State-held Mosul Old City

Iraqi forces started storming the Islamic State-held Old City of Mosul on Sunday, a military statement said. "This is the last chapter" in the offensive to take Mosul, said Lieutenant General Abdul Ghani al-Asadi, the commander of the Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) elite units. The U.S.-backed Iraqi offensive to capture Mosul entered its ninth month on Saturday.


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