The Iraqi army is on the brink of defeating Islamic StateBut the government must move fast if it is not to squander its victory IN A series of lightning advances over the past few days, Iraq’s army has seized control of most of western Mosul, the last redoubt of Islamic State (IS) in the country. On March 7th, a day that may have marked a turning point, army units took Mosul’s main government comp
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