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		<title>Declining Fortunes of Islamic State</title>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This video posted on social media purports to show rebel fighters in the village of Dabiq, Syria.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Rebels &#8212; as well as Turkey, which backs them &#8212; said they fully captured the village from Islamic State on Sunday.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Their victory forced the jihadists from their symbolic stronghold where they had promised to fight a final, apocalyptic battle with the West.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The rebels were backed by Turkish tanks and warplanes, in a joint offensive Ankara launched with the rebels in August.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The defeat in Dabiq in the latest in a series of setbacks Islamic State has suffered.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In neighboring Iraq, government forces have been preparing for a major offensive on Mosul, the last Iraqi city still under the control of Islamic State.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">On Sunday, the Iraqi army said it dropped tens of thousands of leaflets on the city.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The messages said the army wouldn&#8217;t target civilians, but warned residents to avoid areas where Islamic State militants gather.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Iraqi army officials said the assault could begin this month, with the support of a U.S.-led coalition, but Islamic State fighters are dug in and are expected to fight hard.</p>
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