Iraq crisis: Kurd forces 'advance' on Mosul dam
Kurdish sources say their forces "are advancing" in an offensive to retake Mosul dam from the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.
A joint operation involving both Kurdish forces and US air strikes has been under way since 05:00 local time (03:00 GMT), the sources said.
The strategic dam, which supplies water and electricity to northern Iraq, was seized by the militants on 7 August.
The BBC's Jim Muir in Irbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan, said there was hope that the militants would be induced to leave the dam by the threat of extreme force.
17 Aug 2014
- From the section Middle East