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5 Oct 2014 16:41

The Islamic State group is reportedly in shooting distance from the Baghdad International Airport, according to a report by Mitchell Prothero of McClatchy. Militants from the Sunni extremist group are now moving freely in Abu Ghraib, only around 40 km (24 miles) from the Iraqi capital, forcing Iraqi forces to remain inside the 10th Division base, the report said. "We know they have captured substantial numbers of 155 mm howitzers," a diplomat in Irbil told McClatchy. "These have a range of...
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