{"id":4374,"date":"2017-06-28T06:19:39","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T06:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/4374-iraqi-gen-mosul-battle-to-end-in-days-as-troops-advance-in-old-city\/"},"modified":"2017-06-28T06:19:39","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T06:19:39","slug":"iraqi-gen-mosul-battle-to-end-in-days-as-troops-advance-in-old-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/4374-iraqi-gen-mosul-battle-to-end-in-days-as-troops-advance-in-old-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi Gen.: Mosul battle to end in days as troops advance in Old City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Iraqi military general says the military operation to regain complete control over Mosul and purge the country\u2019s second largest city of Takfiri Daesh terrorists will come to an end within the next few days as government troops are combing the last areas still held by the extremists.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>An Iraqi military general says the military operation to regain complete control over Mosul and purge the country\u2019s second largest city of Takfiri Daesh terrorists will come to an end within the next few days as government troops are combing the last areas still held by the extremists.<\/h4>\n<h4>\u201cOnly a small part remains in the city, specifically the Old City,\u201d Lieutenant General Abdul Ghani al-Assadi, commander of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), said on Monday.<\/h4>\n<h4>He added, \u201cFrom a military perspective, Daesh is finished. 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