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Kurds recapture Mosul oil fields

Kurdish forces have recaptured three oil fields near the city of Mosul, which were overrun by Islamic State militants in recent weeks.

IS blew up the installations at Ain Zalah as they retreated from the Kurdish Peshmerga attack.

The US has been supporting the Peshmerga with air strikes, helping the Kurds to regain some of the ground lost to IS.

Britain appoints security envoy to Kurdish regions in Iraq (24 August 2014)

Germany to arm Kurdish military (20 August 2014)

France sends arms to Kurdish forces as UK, US continue assistance (13 August 2014)

UK endorses US air strikes against IS fighters (09 August 2014)

Amid counteroffensive against ISIS, KRG seeks US military assistance as Kurds in Syria and Turkey extend support (05 August 2014)

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