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IRAQ

Army frees area in Mosul from IS

Iraqi forces on Sunday liberated al-Mamoun neighborhood in western side of Mosul, the first neighborhood completely freed from the extremist militants of Islamic State group, the official television reported. "The Counter-Terrorism Service forces completely liberated al-Mamoun neighborhood and raised the Iraqi flag over some of its buildings," the state-run Iraqiya channel quoted Lieutenant General Abdul-Amir Yarallah, from the Joint Operations Command, as saying.