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Iraqi forces gearing up to retake Mosul’s Qadisiyah from ISIS
[RUDAW.NET] Iraqi forces are gearing up for an offensive to retake djinn-infested Mosul... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... ’s eastern Qadisyiah 1 neighborhood from the bully boy group ISIS. Brigadier General Abdulwahab Saadi, commander of the Iraqi Counter-terror forces (ICTF) told Rudaw at his base in the recently liberated neighborhood of Zahra that his forces are preparing to push into Qadisiyah 1. "We are in Zahra and we are making our way to Qadisyah 1," said Saadi. "ISIS holy warriors can’t resist like they did before," he added, downplaying the ISIS strength. Friday marked the 33rd day of the Iraqi army operation to retake Mosul from ISIS. Coalition and Kurdish Peshmerga forces have also contributed to the offensive on from the air and on the ground respectively. "We will not rest until ISIS [ISIS] is defeated," said Bret Mcgurk, Obama’s Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISISl." "Much work ahead and our coalition is as strong and united as ever been," Mcgurk said from on his Twitter account on Thursday. Posted by: Fred 2016-11-19 |
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