Iraqi troops have begun patrolling eastern most district of Gogjali on Thursday, while civilians carried white flags in the streets.
Iraq forces and allied Kurdish forces have advanced on Iraq's second biggest city with US-led coalition support, to retake it from the Islamic State (Daesh/ISIS/ISIL/IS) group. The city of more than one (m) million people and surrounding territory fell to IS fighters during a surprise attack in June; AP reported.
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