US 'Thrilled' With Iraqi Progress in Mosul

U.S. officials are hailing the latest push by Iraqi forces into Mosul, confirming reports that a key government building has been retaken from Islamic State fighters. A senior U.S. defense official said Friday that Iraqi forces had captured the Ninevah province council building from the terror group and had raised the Iraqi flag. "It's both a symbolic victory and a significant operational victory," acting Assistant Secretary of Defense Elissa Slotkin told reporters during...

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