KIRKUK: Iraqi forces renewed their offensive against the Islamic State group around the second city Mosul on Saturday after driving the jihadists out of most of Fallujah, the defence minister said. Iraqi commanders announced the launch of an offensive to retake Mosul and surrounding Nineveh province in March but under political pressure the government diverted forces to Fallujah, west of Baghdad, last month.
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