Iraq: The front line of the Islamic State – BBC News

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Iraqi Army says Islamic State fighters near Baghdad are retreating and the city will not fall. With no foreign troops on Iraq’s ground, the army is tasked with monitoring the coalition’s attacks to halt IS’s advance. During the summer many accidents raised questions about the ability and morale of the army to do so and to fight IS. John Simpson has been with us on the first line of the Iraqi Army with the Islamic State from Baghdad to the Southwest:

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