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Iraqi Forces Ready For Effort To Retake Western Mosul

The Islamic State still controls the western side of Mosul in Iraq. Now Iraqi forces backed by U.S. air power are preparing to retake that part of the city.

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Alice Fordham is an NPR International Correspondent based in Beirut, Lebanon.