Sun Dec 25, 2016 22:06:56
The comprehensive military campaign to liberate the Northern Iraqi city of Mosul continued on Sunday as Iraqi Security Forces made major gains in the fight against ISIL militants in Northwestern Nineveh Province.
The Iraqi Security Forces made major gains in the fight against ISIL militants in Mosul city of Iraq’s Northwestern Nineveh Province; FNA reported.
The Iraqi Army General Command reported that their forces have captured dozens of neighborhoods in the city of Mosul after fierce clashes with ISIL, ARA News reported.
Supported by the US-led coalition’s air cover, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Units and army forces secured at least 46 neighborhoods in Eastern Mosul.
According to the Iraqi Army General Command, the first phase of the battle for Mosul was concluded on Saturday, and ISIL has so far lost more than 44% of territory it used to control in Nineveh Province.
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