Iraqi forces regain blocks east of Mosul

Iraqi forces regain blocks east of Mosul



22/01/2017 Now -skaa News 7:04:19 PM


Iraqi army announced on Sunday to regain control of two districts in the center of the eastern side of the city of Mosul, where he engaged in battles against al Daesh three months ago.

The commander of the operations 'are coming, Nineveh', the team Abdul Amir Allah Yar, in a statement, said that 'bites brigade band 15 and 71 pieces of Nineveh neighborhood liberated millions and the turnkey construction and raised the flag over the buildings'.

He said the officer, who is leading the military operations, that these other neighborhoods downtown east side. As well as the army took control on the road between Dohuk and Mosul.

There is still one neighborhood is Rachidia on the outskirts of the north-eastern side, however, the organization Daesh radical.

He explained a spokesman for the Joint Special Operations Command, Brigadier General Yahya Messenger, that 'Rashidiya district outside of the city center, the eastern residential area and will soon be edited and fumigated Daesh terrorist'.

Brigade commander Colonel 17 Sabhan Hussein Ismail al-Jubouri and killed during the fighting, according to a statement of the Joint Special Operations Command.

The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, earlier this year announced that the elimination of al Daesh in Iraq will be achieved within three months.

He pledged Abadi previously eliminate the militants at the end of last year, but observers considered that the expectations of the prime minister is very optimistic.

Before the military operation against Daesh starting in the October 17, it was believed that the restoration of the western part will be more difficult, even though the area is smaller, due to population Alkthaqh and narrow roads in some alleys.

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