Iraqi Forces Surround Oil Refinery South of Mosul

[jpak]

Source: New York Times

BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces say they have surrounded an oil refinery after launching a push to retake the Islamic State-held town of Qayara, south of Mosul.

Special forces spokesman Sabah al-Numan says troops are still fighting a small group of IS militants inside the complex.

Iraqi forces are conducting a series of small-scale operations around Mosul ahead of an eventual push to retake the country's second largest city, which fell to IS in the summer of 2014.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has pledged to drive IS out of the city this year.

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Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/08/23/world/middleeast/ap-ml-iraq.html?_r=0

[winstars]

1. But ISIS is coming to cut all our heads off? Would be great if before election Mosul was retaken.

I don't really equate the two things but if President Obama's strategy showed progress it would deflate asshole tRumps bullshit a bit...

[Ligyron]

2. Any progress in that direction is good news for Iraqis and Dems. eom

[winstars]

3. Roger that!