Prime Minister Haider al Abadi announced a major military operation to retake the western part of Mosul from Daesh.
“We announce the start of a new phase in the operation, we are coming to Nineveh to liberate the western side of Mosul,” Abadi said in a brief televised address, referring to the province of which Mosul is the capital.
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The offensive to seize back Mosul from Daesh is going faster than planned, Iraq’s prime minister said on Thursday, as Iraqi and Kurdish forces launched a new military operation to clear villages on the city’s outskirts.
Howitzer and mortar fire started at dawn, hitting a group of villages held by Daesh about 10-20 km from Mosul, while helicopters flew overhead,Read more
Mahmoud el Sorougi, Spokesman for Ninawa volunteers, expressed belief that the operation to retake Mosul from Daesh control, that was launched earlier on Monday, will not take much time, stressing that all Ninawa clans will take part in the operation.
Iraqi government forces, with air and ground support from the US-led coalition, launched an offensive earlier in the day toRead more
The United States said on Wednesday it would give Iraq $181 million in humanitarian aid, anticipating a wave of displaced people when Iraqi forces launch a drive to recapture the northern city of Mosul from Daesh, the Daily Mail reported on Wednesday.
"We are now in a position where ISIL [Daesh] here in Iraq is increasingly on the run andRead more