Iraq said Thursday that its U.S.-backed forces had taken control of the airport in Mosul, which Islamic State extremists had controlled since 2014.
US-backed Iraqi Forces Retake Mosul Airport
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Residents shop at Hammam Alil Market in Mosul, Iraq, in February 2017. (K. Omar/VOA)
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A man makes kabobs at the market in Mosul, Iraq, in February 2017. (K. Omar/VOA)
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Civilians pack their belongings and flee as Islamic State is driven out of the airport in Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 23, 2017. (K. Omar/VOA)
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Iraqi forces arrive to battle Islamic State militants for control of the airport in Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 23, 2017. (K. Omar/VOA)