Iraqi commanders said Saturday their forces are “tens of meters” away from defeating ISIL terrorists in Mosul, a day after a major counterattack by the militants. The Joint Operations Command “our units are still continuing to advance … Not much is left before our forces reach the river.” Iraqi officials ...
The Iraqi forces battled ISIL terrorists in their last holdouts in Old Mosul on Wednesday. “Today, our advance was easier than yesterday,” said Lieutenant Colonel Haidar Hussein, a commander in Iraq’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service. “We took control of more than 200 meters (yards) today and there are less than 200 ...
