Kurdish Forces in Iraq Advance Against IS Fighters

Kurdish fighters launched a series of attacks against Islamic State positions Tuesday in Iraq, supported by the Iraqi military and the U.S.-led coalition. U.S. Central Command said 11 airstrikes Monday and Tuesday were focused largely on the Islamic State group's stronghold in northwest Iraq. Four of those strikes also hit militant vehicles and fighting positions near the Mosul Dam as well as outside Baghdad. The air campaign also included 11 strikes in Syria, destroying militant...

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