Under black plumes from burning oil wells, Iraqi security forces advancing from the south retook an air base 65 kilometers south of Mosul Saturday, securing a key staging post for an eventual assault on Iraq’s second largest city and the largest holdout of the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq.American and Iraqi air strikes on Qayarah and surrounding villages have drastically increased over the past six weeks, at the same time ground and air forces liberated Fallujah, putting multi-front pr… This content is for registered users. Please login to continue. If you are not a registered user, you may purchase a subscription or […]