Iraqi forces are approaching the last hideout of ISIS terrorist group in war-battered strategic city of Mosul as the besieged Takfiris execute innocent civilians.<\/p>\n
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Iraqi forces are approaching the last hideout of ISIS terrorist group in war-battered strategic city of Mosul as the besieged Takfiris execute innocent civilians.<\/p>\n
Abdul-Ghani al-Assadi, commander of the Iraqi army\u2019s elite Counter-Terrorism Service, said in a statement that CTS are currently awaiting the arrival of Federal Police and Rapid Response and army troops to jointly lay siege on the ISIS-held Old City from the north.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a statement to Iraq\u2019s Popular Mobilization Units, PMU website late Monday, Al-Assadi noted that \u201cthe major challenge forces are facing in Mosul is the existence of a large number of civilians in narrow areas with small, interconnected houses.\u201d He added that ISIS terrorists are currently in control over only four square kilometers of western Mosul.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Iraqi pro-government fighters from Popular Mobilization Units have liberated more areas previously held by ISIS terrorists west of Mosul as they continue their joint operations with army soldiers to completely dispel the Takfiris out of the country\u2019s second largest city<\/p>\n
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