Abadi: Mosul recapture moving faster than planned; elite forces join fight

Thursday, October 20, 2016 - 06:31 in Earth & Climate

Andrew V. PestanoMOSUL, Iraq, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday said the battle to free Mosul from Islamic State control has been going faster than planned.

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