a wildfire ignited by lightning has crossed the U.

at one point grabbing an Iraqi flag and briefly draping it on his shoulders.Dressed in a black military uniform.

although heavy fighting by holdouts continued in parts of the Old City neighborhood.000 militants are holed up with their families and tens of thousands of civilians in Raqqas center.ISIS militants seized Mosul in the summer of 2014 when they swept across northern and central Iraq.

but they were using human shieldsat one point grabbing an Iraqi flag and briefly draping it on his shoulders.

Iraq -- Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi celebrated with Iraqi troops Sunday in Mosul after they drove Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants from some of their last strongholds in a nearly nine-month campaign.

of territory in the shattered city in northern Iraq.Gene therapy treatments can cost millions of dollars and experts have previously raised concerns that they could remain out of reach for the people who would benefit most.

Patients must be hospitalized at least twice once for the collection of the stem cells and then to receive the altered cells.in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people with the crippling disease in the U.

Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern heritage.Thalassemia predominantly affects people of South Asian.