Battle For The Iraqi City of Mosul -- News Updates February 23, 2017

CNN: Iraq retakes Mosul airport; 'ISIS is now trapped,' US envoy says

(CNN)Iraqi forces have regained control of the airport in Mosul, part of a months-long operation to push ISIS militants from the key city.

The airport -- largely destroyed by ISIS forces -- is now fully under Iraqi Federal Police control, said Col. Abdel Amir Mohamed, commander of the Rapid Response Unit of the Federal Police.

Brett McGurk, the US envoy for the anti-ISIS coalition, congratulated Iraq for the victory.

"Congratulations to Iraqi forces for completing complex maneuver ops to secure #Mosul airport from #ISIS terrorists," he tweeted. "#ISIS is now trapped."

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Battle For The Iraqi City of Mosul -- News Updates February 23, 2017

href="http://ift.tt/2l508g4">Most of Mosul Airport Is Taken by Iraqi Forces in Push Against ISIS -- New York Times
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces fight their way into Mosul airport in bid to retake city -- AP
Iraqi forces storm Mosul airport in bid to retake city -- France 24
Iraqi forces storm Mosul airport, military base -- Reuters
Mosul offensive: Iraqi forces recapture airport in bid to retake city -- BBC
Iraqi Forces Recapture ISIS-Held Mosul Airport Under Fire: State TV -- NBC
Iraqi forces storm Mosul airport and seize it from Isis -- The Independent
Iraqi forces take control of Mosul Airport -- Al Jazeera
Iraqi army storms Mosul airport in key attack on 'Islamic State' -- DW
Iraqi forces retake runway from ISIS at Mosul International Airport -- FOX News
US-backed Iraqi Forces Take Control of Mosul Airport -- VOA
Iraqi forces seize Mosul airport from Isis as Syrian rebels take al-Bab -- The Guardian

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