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		</div><p>Iraqi forces have retaken 40 villages from Islamic State near Mosul since a massive operation to drive the militants from the city began last week, the US military said.</p>
<p>US Air Force Brigadier General Matthew C Isler said Iraqi troops are consolidating gains made east and south of the city earlier this week, but insisted &#8220;momentum&#8221; is still on their side.</p>
<p>The fight to retake Mosul, which fell to IS in a matter of days in summer 2014, is the largest military operation in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion.</p>
<p>Brig Gen Isler said the US-led coalition has stepped up air strikes against the militants, carrying out three times as many as it did during previous campaigns to drive IS from other Iraqi cities.</p>
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