title: magnitude earthquake jolts central italy
text: iraq iraqi forces gather near the village of sin aldhuban south of mosul on october   during an operation to retake the city from takfiri daesh militants photos by afp 
  iraqs joint operations command joc has announced that more than  takfiri militants have been killed and nearly two dozen others arrested ever since government forces and allied fighters launched a massive operation to dislodge the terrorists from the northern city of mosul 
  a total of  daesh terrorists have been killed and  others arrested since the offensive to liberate mosul located some  kilometers north of the capital baghdad was kicked off on october  the joc said in a statement released on thursday 
  the statement added that  car bombs  makeshift mortar launchers seven explosive belts and a large weapons cache were also destroyed during the mentioned period 
  furthermore four boobytrapped houses  explosive devices and five motorcycle bombs were blown up while three tunnels a command center for terrorists  defensive fighting positions seven airstrikeresistant bunkers and three dushka heavy machine guns were destroyed 
  the joc statement added that  tons of ammonium nitrate nine mm mortar rounds  mortar shells  katyusha rockets  missile launchers three pk machine guns and four antitank rocketpropelled grenade launchers were also confiscated iraqi progovernment forces hold a position near the village of sin aldhuban south of mosul on october   during an operation to retake the city from takfiri daesh terrorists 
  the iraqi forces also destroyed four cannons seized a caravan and four heavy machine guns and discovered two bombmaking workshops 
  also on thursday morning iraqi security forces managed to retake the village of wadi alqasab in alshoura district and alhamza village in hammam alalil district both south of daeshheld mosul 
  separately the iraqi defense ministry announced that  daesh extremists were killed when fighter jets from the socalled usled military coalition struck mosuls alarabi neighborhood 
  fifteen daesh terrorist were also killed and two others injured when usled military aircraft targeted a gathering of the militants in suwayrah village of alshoura district the ministry added 
  mishraq sulphur factory extinguished 
  in another development on thursday the iraqi forces put out a fire at the mishraq sulphur factory located about  kilometers south of mosul this file photo taken on october   shows iraqi forces attempting to extinguish flames after daesh militants torched the mishraq sulphur plant near the qayyarah base and about  kilometers south of mosul 
  last week daesh militants set the factory on fire in a bid to prevent army and security units from making advances 
  there are reports that about  iraqi ground troops are involved in the mosul offensive including  army troops  kurdish peshmerga fighters and the remaining  from police and popular mobilization units 
  international aid agencies have warned that the military operation to retake mosul has displaced about  people from their homes 
  assessments have recorded a significant number of femaleheaded households raising concerns around the detention or capture of men and boys said lise grande the un humanitarian coordinator for iraq on tuesday 
  she noted that a huge exodus of people from mosul could occur within the next few days warning that daesh terrorists could resort to rudimentary chemical weapons as part of efforts to hold up government forces loading