Kurd Troops Move Toward Mosul, Take Town of Faida
FAIDA, Iraq (Reuters) - Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, working with U.S. forces, advanced south toward Iraq (news - web sites)'s third largest city Mosul on Monday, capturing the small town of Faida along the way.A Peshmerga commander told Reuters about 300 Kurdish fighters advanced at least five km (three miles) on Monday on the road to Mosul from Dohuk.
U.S. forces and the Peshmerga have been pushing toward Mosul and the major oil center of Kirkuk, the main prize in the north.