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IRAQ
Iraqi Kurds continue advance on Mosul
By Jordi Bou
October 24, 2016 - Kurdish fighters claim to have taken the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from the so-called Islamic State (IS) as coalition forces press their offensive against the jihadists’ last stronghold in Iraq. The capture of Bashiqa, if confirmed, would mark the removal of one more obstacle on the road to the northern city.