The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates March 8, 2017

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi during a tour with security troops in western Mosul to check on progress in battles against Islamic State.

Reuters: Iraq to continue striking Islamic State targets in Syria, Abadi says

Iraq will continue to hit Islamic State targets in Syria, as well as in neighboring countries if they give their approval, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Wednesday.

"I respect the sovereignty of states, and I have secured the approval of Syria to strike positions (on its territory)," he told a conference in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniya.

Abadi on Feb. 24 announced the first Iraqi air strike inside Syrian territory, targeting Islamic State positions in retaliation for bomb attacks in Baghdad.

"I will not hesitate to strike the positions of the terrorists in the neighboring countries, we will keep on fighting them," Abadi said.

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The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates March 8, 2017

Iraq vows to target militants in neighboring countries. -- AP
Iraq PM says won't hesitate to strike jihadists in nearby countries. -- AFP
Islamic State’s defeat is “inevitable: PM Abadi says during Mosul visit -- Iraqi News
Iraqi PM Abadi visits Mosul amid major anti-ISIL gains -- Euronews
Rubble and ash in Mosul museum retaken from Islamic State -- AP
Iraqi forces see off Islamic State attack, seize road out of Mosul -- Reuters
Iraqi forces drive Islamic State out of Mosul government buildings -- UPI
Iraqi forces advance towards Nouri Mosque, reclaim Badush prison -- Al Arabiya
Mosul IS battle: Iraqi forces retake Badoush prison -- BBC
Iraqi forces control Badush prison where ISIS killed hundreds of inmates -- RUDAW
Rubble and ash found in Mosul museum retaken from ISIS -- AP
US Planes 'Provide No Air Support' to Iraqi Militias Fighting Daesh in Mosul -- Sputnik
Snipers play cat and mouse in battle for Mosul -- Fiscal Times
Iraqi Commander: 60% of western Mosul liberated from ISIS -- AMN Al-Masdar News
Nine districts in western Mosul in full army control -- RUDAW
'G' is for gun: Troops find ISIS textbooks used to brainwash children -- FOX News
Mosul civilians flee approaching battle in their hundreds -- Rudaw
Iraqi govt must prevent war crimes & heavy civilian casualties as troops liberate Mosul – HRW -- RT
Grieving Iraqi families search for closure in Mosul’s mass graves -- Financial Times