Islamic State bans burkas in Mosul

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The Islamic State reportedly is forbidding women from wearing burkas in some parts of its Iraqi stronghold after women dressed in the full-body drapery have attacked commanders of the Sunni-led terrorist group in Mosul.

Instead, the group will force women to wear gloves and cover their eyes with gauze when entering buildings in Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city.

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