BAGHDAD Brock McGinn Hurricanes Jersey , July 17 (Xinhua) -- A total of 47 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Monday in Iraqi airstrikes in and near the IS-held town of Tal Afar in west of Mosul, the Iraqi military said.

Iraqi jets conducted airstrikes on an IS post in the IS-held town of Mahalabiyah near the IS stronghold in Tal Afar, which itself located some 70 km west of Mosul, the Iraqi federal intelligence agency said in a statement.

The airstrikes resulted in the killing of 18 IS militants and the destruction of five vehicles, the statement said.

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In addition, the airstrikes hit a bomb-making site in al-Qadsiyah neighborhood in Tal Afar, destroying the site and killing seven IS militants inside

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Tal-Afar is home of majority of both Sunni and Shiite Turkomans, in addition to other minorities of Kurds and Arabs. The town fell to IS in 2014.

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NEW YORK Jordan Staal Hurricanes Jersey , Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- "Dragon Boat Racing," a concert dance that blends traditional Cantonese music and history with modern ballet artistry, made its U.S. debut on Thursday at New York's Lincoln Center.

The show, set against the backdrop of the Japanese invasion of China in the 1930s, tells a story of how Cantonese musicians created "Dragon Boat Racing."

"It is hard. Dance is a silent art and you have to use your body language to get the feeling across to the audience. And it took us an entire year to flesh out the characters and the plot Noah Hanifin Hurricanes Jersey ," said Li Xing, one of the leading roles of the show.

The performance is also a tribute to the Cantonese musicians who had produced many household compositions, said Xiong Jian, head of China's Guangdong Song & Dance Ensemble, the producer of the dance.

The premiere ended Thursday night amid rounds of applause and standing ovation.

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Uriel Menson, also a spectator and dancer, said: "I think it is beautiful. The choreography is wonderful. The two leads are really wonderful dancers. I enjoyed the performance very much."

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