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| Iraq |
| Iraqi security forces approaching main government complex in western Mosul |
| 2017-03-01 |
| [Iraq News] Iraqi security forces are getting close to the main government complex in western djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... in their offensive to dislodge 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.... snuffies from their last stronghold in the city, a military media officer said on Tuesday. "The provincial council and the governorate building are within the firing range of the Rapid Response forces," a media officer with the elite Interior Ministry units told Rooters. Iraqi forces recaptured eastern Mosul late January after three months of fighting to take over the city that fell in IS hands in 2014. The forces, invading western Mosul from its southern entrances, have recently regained control over strategic areas, including the city’s airport, a military base, a major bridge and a handful of districts. Earlier on Tuesday, Federal Police chief, Lt. Gen. Shaker Jawdat, said in statements that 929 Islamic State members were killed since operations began on February 19th to recapture the western side of the city. According to Jawdat, 200 fighters were killed on Monday alone, adding that 84 booby-trapped vehicles and 3 drones were destroyed and brought down during battles. Iraqi and U.S.-led coalition generals have predicted the liberation of Mosul to be consummated within six months from the beginning of offensives. |
| Posted by:Fred |