Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi said ISIL Takfiri group has sent an official declaration of its defeat in Mosul by bombing up Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque. “It’s an official declaration of defeat,” the Iraqi PM said in a statement Wednesday. ISIL terrorists blew up the city’s landmark mosque, where the ...
Iraqi forces said on Tuesday (Jun 20) they were fighting fierce battles with the ISIL group and rescuing escaping civilians as they pursued their offensive against Mosul’s militant-held Old City. Staff Lieutenant General Abdulghani al-Assadi, a senior commander in the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), said the battle was proceeding as expected ...
