Airstrikes Begin on Iraq's Mosul Dam

An airstrike operation to re-take Mosul Dam from Islamist militants has begun in Iraq. Locals including a Kurdish official told Western reporters the airstrikes began on Saturday, but it is not clear whether the U.S. or the Iraqi military is responsible for them. Militants from the Islamic State group have controlled the dam since early August. On Friday, U.S. military officials said drone strikes against Islamic State insurgents have destroyed two armed vehicles south of the Iraqi...

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