Iraq confirms recapture throughout eastern Mosul

Iraq confirms recapture throughout eastern Mosul

World January 23, 2017 16:24

baghdad - The Iraqi government army eastern Iraq completely under control. The defense ministry reported on Monday that fighters from Islamic State (IS) have to give up their last foothold east of the Tigris river.

Last week, an Iraqi army officer had already said that IS from all neighborhoods in the eastern part of the city of Mosul was expelled. Official side has not yet been confirmed. The western part of Mosul has long been under the control of government forces

The Iraqi army began in October on the offensive against Mosul. Thereby got more support among Kurdish and Shiite militias.

Mosul was captured by the IS extremists in June 2014. It was the last major city that the terror group still had power in Iraq.

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