Iraqi Forces Move One-Third of Way Into Eastern Mosul: Pentagon

Iraqi Forces Move One-Third of Way Into Eastern Mosul: Pentagon
Wed Nov 16, 2016 20:46:28

The Iraqi forces have got about a third of the way into eastern Mosul occupied by the Daesh, according to the statement of Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. John Dorrian.

The Iraqi forces have advanced third of the way into the eastern part of the Iraq's city of Mosul occupied by the Daesh, Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. John Dorrian said on Wednesday.

"The Iraqi forces have gotten about a third of the way into eastern Mosul," Dorrian told reporters. "That’s a very small area, and we are not going to comment on the position of our US or coalition advisors in the relation to those forces."

218-11

Category:
string(1196) "[{"id":"1883467","sort":"3665343","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/11/09/alalam_636143211407501041_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"US Sends 1,700 Parachute Troopers to Iraq for Unspecified Objective"} ,{"id":"1884456","sort":"3665344","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/11/12/alalam_636145703150736082_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Video Shows Iraq Military Jets Striking ISIS Positions in Mosul"} ,{"id":"1884850","sort":"3665345","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/11/13/alalam_636146657262129480_25f_4x3.mp4","title":"Aerial Footage: Kurds Accused of Destroying Arab Homes in Iraq after ISIS Flee"} ,{"id":"1884854","sort":"3665346","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/11/13/alalam_636146666287178738_25f_4x3.mp4","title":"VIDEO: Residents Return to Iraq’s Hammam al-Alil after Its Recapture from ISIS"} ,{"id":"1885143","sort":"3665347","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/11/14/alalam_636147353472675765_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"First Picture of Early Moments of Iraq’s Karbala Terrorist Suicide Attacks"} ,{"id":"1885172","sort":"3665348","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/11/14/alalam_636147398837552359_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"ISIL Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Is Still in Iraq, Hiding Somewhere Outside Mosul"} ]"