Iraqi forces prepare to take Mosul’s Grand MosqueIraqi forces set their sights on the Grand Mosque of Mosul's Old City today, as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the battle to drive out Islamic State (IS) militants is reaching its final stages. Iraq's Joint Operations Command announced Tuesday that 80% of Mosul has been liberated. Federal police said that its forces had killed the military commander for the Old City, Abu Abdul Rahman al-Ansary, on Tuesday during operations to clear the Bab al-Tob district. Iraqi forces also control the Mosul train station, which links Basra and Baghdad to Turkey.
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