The World - News from July 11, 1988
Iraqi troops recaptured a series of strategic mountain peaks in the country’s rugged northeast region of Kurdistan, Baghdad Radio reported. Quoting a military communique, it said Iraqi forces had liberated the Twana and Spidara mountains, 12 other peaks and a border police post in the area, 180 miles northeast of Baghdad. Iraq, which has inflicted a string of defeats on Iran since April, launched an offensive last month to recapture territory in the northeast.
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