Iraqi military spokesmen say Kurdish forces and Iraqi counterterror troops have retaken control of a key dam from Islamic State fighters.
ເບິ່ງພາບຫລ້າສຸດ ທີ່ເຂື່ອນ Mosul
![Smoke rises from the impact of airstrikes targeting Islamic State militants, at the Mosul Dam, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/98c87d8b-56c2-407b-8640-f109506d0903_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Smoke rises from the impact of airstrikes targeting Islamic State militants, at the Mosul Dam, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2014.
![Kurdish forces, known as the Peshmerga, on their way to the front line to fight Islamic State extremists, Mosul Dam, outside Mosul, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/404ec256-67a7-4b45-a3b2-d1776bf0de14_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kurdish forces, known as the Peshmerga, on their way to the front line to fight Islamic State extremists, Mosul Dam, outside Mosul, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2014.
![A Kurdish peshmerga fighter stands guard at the Mosul Dam, near the town of Chamibarakat, outside Mosul, Iraq, Aug. 17, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/30f1619a-9d07-4f71-9d9d-483fd274dc64_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Kurdish peshmerga fighter stands guard at the Mosul Dam, near the town of Chamibarakat, outside Mosul, Iraq, Aug. 17, 2014.
![A Kurdish peshmerga fighter prepares his weapon at his combat position at the Mosul Dam, outside Mosul, Iraq, Aug. 17, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/156cc1c5-e426-41d8-aa92-b98c13693848_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Kurdish peshmerga fighter prepares his weapon at his combat position at the Mosul Dam, outside Mosul, Iraq, Aug. 17, 2014.