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Iraq army seizes key airbase from IS south of Mosul
« on: July 09, 2016, 06:03:41 pm »
 
Iraq army seizes key airbase from IS south of Mosul
By AFP     32 mins ago in World

Iraqi forces have captured a key airbase from the Islamic State group that can serve as a launchpad for retaking the jihadist-held city of Mosul, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday.

The Qayyarah airbase in the Tigris valley 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul would be "an important base for the liberation of Mosul," Abadi said in a statement.

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