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Kurdish, Iraqi forces in control of Mosul dam: spokesman

A displaced woman from the minority Yazidi sect argues with Kurdish security during a demonstration in Zakho district BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Iraqi counter-terrorism forces have pushed Islamic State militants out of Mosul dam, state television reported on Monday. The television station quoted Lieutenant-General Qasim Atta, a military spokesman, as saying the forces were backed by a joint air patrol. He did not give details. An independent verification was not immediately possible. (Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Toby Chopra)




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