17-11-2017 20:33 via yahoo.com

Iraqi forces retake last IS-held town in country

Iraqi government forces on Friday retook the last town in the country still held by the Islamic State group as the jihadists' self-proclaimed "caliphate" faced collapse on both sides of the border with Syria.The lightning recapture of the small Euphrates valley town of Rawa after a dawn offensive came as the jihadists also faced attack for a second day in the last town they still hold in Syria, Albu Kamal just over the frontier.The Islamic State group (IS) has lost 95 percent of the cross-border
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