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IS attack blocked in Mosul

Iraq's military says it has blocked a major wave of attacks by Islamic State suicide bombers outside the Old City of Mosul.

An Iraqi soldier walks in a neighbourhood in west Mosul

Iraq's military says it has blocked a major wave of attacks by IS outside the Old City of Mosul. (AAP) Source: AP

Iraq's armed forces have blocked a major wave of attacks by Islamic State suicide bombers outside the Old City of Mosul, a military statement says.

Sunday's attacks targeted Hay al-Tanak, a poor neighbourhood west of the Old City, the last stronghold of the militants in Mosul.

It is the first wave of attacks reported outside the Old City since the battle to capture the historic district from Islamic State started a week ago.


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Source: AFP




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