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Iraqi forces plan cleanup operations in Qayyarah

Friday, 26 August 2016 4:33 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 26 August 2016 4:33 AM ]

A member of the Iraqi government forces walks in Qayyarah on August 24, 2016, after they took key positions in the centre of the city, officials said, on the second day of an operation to recapture the northern town from Daesh terrorist group. Qayyarah lies on the western bank of the Tigris river, about 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul, the Islamic State group

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