MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi forces say Tuesday that they recaptured Mosul’s train station, once one of the country’s main rail hubs and the latest in a series of key sites retaken from jihadists.
The forces launched a major push last month to oust the Islamic State group from west Mosul, taking back a series of neighborhoods as well as sites including the city’s airport, the Mosul museum and the provincial government headquarters.
Some, including the museum, which was vandalized by IS, have been heavily damaged, and it will likely be a long time before trains are again plying the rails to and from Mosul.
But retaking the sites are symbolic victories for Iraqi forces and also bring them closer to fully recapturing west Mosul, though tough fighting remains ahead.
— AFP
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