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MOSUL Cheap Jared McCann Hat , Iraq, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi forces battling Islamic State (IS) militants on Thursday initiated a new front at the northwestern edge of IS stronghold in the western side of Mosul, the Iraqi military said.


The elite forces of the federal police, known as Rapid Response, and the army's 9th Armored Division advanced at 6:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT) toward the areas of Mushairfah Cheap Jamie McGinn Hat , Kanisah and Harmat at the northwestern edge of the western side of Mosul and fought heavy clashes with IS militants during the past hours of the day, the Joint Operations Command (JOC) said in a statement.


The new push would help the special forces of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) and the interior ministry federal police, who are making slow progress in the southern part of Mosul's western side due to the stiff resistance of the extremist militants at the densely-populated areas of the old city center, where roughly 400,000 residents are believed to still be trapped under IS rule.


IS militants are now surrounded by the troops in the northern part of Mosul's western side Cheap Radim Vrbata Hat , which includes the old city center.


Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who is also the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, announced the start of an offensive on February 19 to drive extremist militants out of the western side of Mosul, locally known as the right bank of the Tigris River which bisects the city.


Late in January, Abadi declared the liberation of Mosul's eastern side Cheap James Reimer Hat , or the left bank of Tigris, after over 100 days of fighting IS militants.


However, the western part of Mosul, with its narrow streets and heavily populated neighborhoods, appears to be a bigger challenge to the Iraqi forces.


Mosul Cheap Nick Bjugstad Hat , 400 km north of Iraqi capital Baghdad, has been under IS control since June 2014, when government forces abandoned their posts and fled, enabling IS militants to take control of parts of Iraq's northern and western regions.


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Its the migration of wildebeests that has caught the attention of the world that everybody craves to see this phenomenon in reality.This spectacular event happens at the Rhino Bridge, commonly known as Kiboko widebeest crossing site. The widebeest cross the Mara river into the adjacent olpunyaia swamp on their way to the Serengeti Game Reserve and Later back to the Olorukoti plains and the Musiara swamps. This phenomenonal event happens in August and September when millions of these wildebeest cross the Mara river from the Serengeti Game reserve to the Masai Mara. Then it happens again in october and November, This time the migration of wildebeests takes them back south to the Serengeti Game Park.

It is actually the reason why thousands of tourists are jetting into the country daily From all over the world. At any one time during the migration of wildebeest, you might be forgiven if you actually thought that the number of wildebeests crosing the Mara River is the same as the number of tourists that visit this Game reserve at these times. It was only recently declared the 7th Wonder of the World. This Reserve is a perfect example of Savanah grassland of the African plateau. It covers 1 Cheap Aaron Ekblad Hat ,500 square kilometers of grassland and shrubs and is home to the Maasai, and a variety of wild animals scattered strategically within the reserve.

Getting to the Masai Mara at these times to experience the spectacle that is the migration of wildbeest can be tricky sometimes. The hotels in the Masai Mara Game Reserve are aways fully book. Surprisingly also, other lodges and camping sites in kenya get their feet wet. Its advisable to make an early booking with one of the many vacation and tour companies in Nairobi like the Spirit of Africa Safaris, early enough to avoid frustrations

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Josephine Muchiri is a tour operator and has been organizing and reporting on Vacation, Travel and Tours for years. For more information on Migration of Wildebeest Cheap Keith Yandle Hat , visit her site at Migration of Wildebeest

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