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Iraqi forces recapture several govt facilities in western Mosul
[Iraq News] Iraqi forces recaptured more government facilities and a district in western djinn-infested Mosul... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... on Monday as they pushed closer to the Old City to clear the district from Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... holy warriors. The Federal Police command said in a statement that the service, aided by the Rapid Response forces, took over the water and sewage department’s offices in western Mosul’s district of Dindan, raising the Iraqi flags above the facility. It added that the forces also recaptured the "police directorate and the courts complex". Other news reports quoted security sources saying that the troops also took over Dour al-Sukar district in the south. Earlier on Monday, Iraqi forces recaptured recaptured al-Sumoud district before storming the nearby al-Mansour, all near the city center. Old Mosul is a major target for U.S.-backed Iraqi forces seeking to clear the western side of the city from holy warriors. It is home of a government compound, the recapture of which is believed to be highly decisive in ending the campaign in the government forces’ favor. Shortly earlier, news reports quoted security officials saying the forces took over al-Hurriya, major bridge leading to the Old City. Posted by: Fred 2017-03-07 |
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