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cup quarterfinal. good evening and welcome to bbc news. major new offensive is underway in iraq against the so called islamic state group with security forces trying to regain full control of mosul. the city was seized more than two years ago as is took control of northern and western iraq. iraqi forces launched their main offensive in october. and last month they recaptured the eastern part of mosul. but around three quarters of a million civilians remain in the western half where there ll be stiff resistance from is. our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, and cameraman nik millard are the only television journalists on the front line with the iraqi forces. just after sunrise, iraq began what it hopes is its last major battle against the so called islamic state. thousands of men and hundreds of armoured vehicles in a line of attack that spread for miles. the iraqi army are starting their assault on western mosul. they have reached their own defences. ....
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