U.S.-backed Iraqi forces capture Mosul bridge, close in on government buildings

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces captured the second of Mosul's five bridges on Monday, giving a boost to their onslaught on Islamic State's remaining stronghold in the western part of the city.

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