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IS conflict: Iraq declares 'liberation' of Nineveh province
Source: BBC
Iraq's prime minister says Nineveh province has been "fully liberated" from so-called Islamic State, after the district of Tal Afar was recaptured.
Haider al-Abadi's announcement followed the defeat of the jihadist group in the town of Ayadiya, where the militants had fled to from the city of Tal Afar.
The loss leaves IS in control of just a few urban areas and some barren desert in central and western Iraq.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41111521
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