article_snippet: Iraqi officials say government forces have defused dozens of the devices in the course of government forces war with the fanatics and have produced video footage which backs up government forces claim.
article_snippet: The big prize is Mosul, The big prize capital in Iraq.
article_snippet: Lose The big prize and Mosul, its capital in Iraq lose Iraq and have to retreat to Syria. '
article_snippet: I believe Mosul, its capital in Iraq will do anything to hold Mosul, and this will include chemical weapons use'.
article_snippet: In Tikrit, Iraqi soldiers and militiamen have reportedly retaken areas and key sites in the north, south and west, including a police headquarters and a hospital.
article_snippet: Some 23,000 personnel are believed to be involved in the operation, the biggest offensive against IS mounted by the government since the jihadist group captured large parts of the country last June.
article_snippet: Actually the battalion was wiped out –