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Iraqi army forces on Thursday seized Islamic State (IS) group defensive tunnels created by the militants in a village on the outskirts of Mosul.
The forces claimed that they had destroyed the trenches and tunnels created by IS as they advanced toward Mosul.
The pace of fighting has slowed in the Mosul offensive as Iraqi forces consolidate positions along the northern and eastern fronts.
IS militants have deployed suicide car bombs and fired mortar rounds to slow down the advance of Iraqi troops.
It is expected to take weeks, if not months, to drive IS group out of its last urban stronghold in Iraq, which is still home to more than a million people.
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