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Iraqi Forces Ready For Effort To Retake Western Mosul

By Alice Fordham
Published February 18, 2017 at 7:32 AM PST

The Islamic State still controls the western side of Mosul in Iraq. Now Iraqi forces backed by U.S. air power are preparing to retake that part of the city.

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Alice Fordham
Alice Fordham is an NPR International Correspondent based in Beirut, Lebanon.
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