Iraqi forces retake Kurdish-held territory near Mosul

US urges Baghdad government to stop offensive

A boy rides a bicycle with an Iraqi flag  on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq.  Photograph: Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters

A boy rides a bicycle with an Iraqi flag on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq. Photograph: Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters

Iraqi forces have retaken Kurdish-controlled areas near Mosul, even as Washington urged Baghdad to rein in its offensive in northern Iraq.

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