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February 28, 2017

U.S.-Backed Iraqi Army Recaptures Bridge in Western Mosul
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In Iraq, the U.S.-backed Iraqi army says it's recaptured a key bridge in
western Mosul, amid an ongoing campaign to retake this side of the city
from ISIS militants. Humanitarian aid organizations have issued dire
warnings about the safety of the 750,000 people living in western Mosul.
The campaign comes as a report issued this month by the Institute for
the Study of War is already warning that another post-ISIS insurgency is
already forming in Iraq. The report reads, "Early indicators suggest
that a post-ISIS Sunni insurgency may be forming in Iraq and al Qaeda is
trying to gain traction within it. … The U.S.-backed Coalition has been
focused only on eliminating ISIS, not other insurgent groups or the
conditions that grow them."


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