Turkey says it has finalized preparations for a military push into northeast Syria, after the United States began pulling back troops.

As Sunni tribesmen and the Iraqi army prepare for a battle to capture a village south of Mosul, Miaad al-Jibbouri, the only female member of the Lions of the Tigris, clutches an AK-47 assault rifle and vows to defeat Islamic State.

Backed by paramilitary forces and aerial support, Iraqi troops on Tuesday launched a new push to retake a key area north of the capital, Baghdad, and dislodge Islamic State militants from there, officials said.