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Iraqi forces storm Christian town near Mosul

The army says the town will be liberated within hours

Ali H. M.Abo Rezeg  | 24.10.2016 - Update : 24.10.2016
Iraqi forces storm Christian town near Mosul

Ninawa

By Jamal Badrani 

NINEVEH, Iraq  

Iraqi forces on Monday swept into a predominantly Christian town south-east of Mosul in northern Iraq.

In a statement, the Iraqi army said its troops stormed the Karemlash town.

“The town is expected to be liberated [from Daesh] within the coming hours,” the army said.

Located less than 28 kilometers (18 miles) south-east of Mosul, Karemlash was historically an ancient Assyrian town in northern Iraq.

Last week, the Iraqi army, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, launched a much-anticipated operation to retake Mosul, the last Daesh stronghold in northern Iraq.

Daesh captured Iraq’s second largest city in mid-2014 before overrunning large swathes of territory in the country’s northern and western regions.

In recent weeks, the army and its allies have staged a gradual advance on the city, which officials in Baghdad have vowed to recapture by year’s end.

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