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Iraqi ground offensive against IS ‘within weeks

By AFP
09 February 2015   |   3:10 am
IRAQI troops will begin a ground offensive "in the weeks ahead" to take back swathes of the country seized by the Islamic State (IS) group, the US coordinator for the international coalition against the jihadists said Sunday. "In the weeks ahead, when the Iraqi forces begin the ground campaign to take back Iraq, the coalition…

IRAQI troops will begin a ground offensive “in the weeks ahead” to take back swathes of the country seized by the Islamic State (IS) group, the US coordinator for the international coalition against the jihadists said Sunday.

“In the weeks ahead, when the Iraqi forces begin the ground campaign to take back Iraq, the coalition will provide major firepower associated with that,” top US envoy John Allen said in an interview with Jordan’s official Petra news agency.

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