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Mosul Offensive News
 18 city sectors held by Iraqi forces in Mosul Mosul (BasNews) Since the beginning of the western Mosul operation in February, the Iraqi army has managed to liberate 18 neighborhoods from the grip of Islamic State (IS), said an Iraqi counter-terrorism official. In the remaining neighborhoods, IS uses civilians as human shields in hopes of decelerating the Iraqi army’s advances, said Commander Abdulwahab Sa’idi, noting that they follow a plan to push deeper into the IS-held districts and oust the extremists from every inch of Iraqi soil. Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, is considered IS’ main stronghold in Iraq where the group has recently been suffering bitter defeats at the hands of the Iraqi army, Peshmerga forces and the coalition airpower. In January of this year, after more than three months of constant military operations, the Iraqi government announced the full liberation of eastern Mosul. It later launched a new phase of the assault on 19th of February to free the western part of the major city. 4 ISIS Turbans die in Iraqi operations in Mosul Mosul (IraqiNews.com) A Federal Police officer announced on Saturday, that security forces killed 4 snipers and suicide bombers belonging to the Islamic State group, in the industrial area, in Mosul, while civil defense teams evacuated 200 civilians bodies from the area. Major Ali Mohsen said in a press statement that 4 snipers and suicide bombers were killed, today, during the advance of security forces in the industrial area, in Mosul. Civil defense teams also managed to evacuate nearly 200 bodies belonging to civilians in the area, Mohsen added. Iraqi forces are currently going through fierce battles against the Islamic State in the old industrial area, near Mosul Jadida, Mohsen further explained. Nineveh Province is witnessing extensive military operations, after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced launching an offensive to liberate the western side of the city of Mosul on February, in addition to capturing the last stronghold of the Islamic State in the city. Posted by: badanov 2017-03-26 |
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