Iraqi Forces Recapture Airbase Near Mosul

Iraqi forces launched the offensive to retake Mosul on October 17
AFP

CNN reports: Iraqi paramilitary forces have recaptured a strategic airbase outside the northern city of Tal Afar, a spokesman for the Popular Mobilization Forces said.

Ahmed al Assadi acknowledged that militia forces have yet to extinguish some pockets of ISIS resistance inside the airbase, however, saying late Wednesday that mopping-up operations will continue for the next few hours.

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