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Iraqi military spokesman says only 12 sq km of Mosul held by Islamic State

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16-05-2017 | 06:19

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Iraqi military spokesman says only 12 sq km of Mosul held by Islamic State

Iraqi forces have reduced the area of Mosul controlled by Islamic State to 12 square km, military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Rasool told a news conference on Tuesday.

U.S. Air Force Colonel John Dorrian, a spokesman for the coalition backing Iraqi forces in the war against Islamic State, said the militants were completely surrounded and "on the brink of total defeat" in the city.

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