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Fight for Mosul: forces close in on old city

Reuters 13 Jun 2017, 07:38 pm Print

Iraqi forces report progress in the U.S.-backed campaign to dislodge Islamic State from Mosul, announcing the capture of a district just north the city's historic centre. More civilians are able to flee, but with hundreds struck by food poisoning, refugee camps may not be the safe haven they need. Rosanna Philpott reports.