Iraqi forces grind on in east Mosul as political rift opens over Shi’ite militias

Iraq’s sectarian political leaders have plunged back into a dispute over the status of Shi’ite armed groups, undermining efforts to reunite the country as its troops press on with the assault of Mosul, Islamic State’s biggest stronghold. By Michael Georgy, Isabel Coles and John Davison.
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