Kurd Forces 'Advance' On Mosul Dam -- BBC
Kurdish sources say their forces "are advancing" in an offensive to retake Mosul dam from the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.
A joint operation involving both Kurdish forces and US air strikes has been under way since 05:00 local time (03:00 GMT), the sources said.
The strategic dam, which supplies water and electricity to northern Iraq, was seized by the militants on 7 August.
IS has seized a swathe of territory in Iraq and Syria, displacing millions.
The reported US strikes followed nine conducted on Saturday against IS targets near the dam and the city of Irbil.
Altogether 14 vehicles manned by IS militants were hit, including armour left behind by the US forces when they left Iraq three years ago, but later seized by the militants.
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