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Iraq Kurds launch offensive east of Mosul

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05-30-2016 06:12 BJT

In Iraq, Kurdish peshmerga forces have launched an offensive to retake areas east of Mosul from ISIL militants.

An international fleet of warplanes is supporting more than 5-thousand peshmerga soldiers fighting on the ground. The Kurdistan Region Security Council says peshmerga forces have already retaken the village of Mufti -- just six hours after launching the assault.

Last week, Iraqi forces launched an offensive on the city of Fallujah, the only other major Iraqi city still under ISIL control.

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