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Iraqi forces raised the Iraqi flag outside the Mosul University on Friday.

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Iraqi military vehicles, some adorned with flowers and carrying Iraqi flags, drove past the cheering crowd gathered at the university complex, while soldiers showed a “V” for victory sign.

The university is located in the eastern section of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city which is divided by the Tigris River into roughly eastern and western half.

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The Iraqi army, buoyed by their victory this month in liberating the eastern half of Mosul from Islamic State militants, is now pushing into IS-held villages north of the city.

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Iraqi forces launched the massive operation to retake Mosul in October.