Middle East

To secure Mosul, Iraq army in desert push with U.S. help

A convoy of tanks and armoured vehicles of the Iraqi army's 34th brigade advances near Talul al-Atshana, on the southwestern outskirts of Mosul, on February 27, 2017, during an offensive to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. AFP / ARIS MESSINIS

 
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on March 01, 2017, on page 8.

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