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Iraqi forces liberate key air base south of Mosul

Sunday, 10 July 2016 8:17 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 10 July 2016 8:17 PM ]

A handout picture released on July 9, 2016 by the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office shows him (C) posing for a picture with army generals and members of the counter-terrorism forces in the capital, Baghdad. © AFP

Altaf Ahmad
Press TV, Baghdad

Iraqi forces have retaken a key air base in northern Nineveh province from Daesh terrorists. The liberation of the strategic Qayyarah air base is seen as a key step toward a much-awaited offensive to recapture Mosul.

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