IS responds offensive immediately attacks

IS responds offensive immediately attacks

World February 19, 2017 11:06

mosul/baghdad - The offensive that the Iraqi army has deployed Sunday against it by Islamic State-controlled western part of the city of Mosul, was initiated by an attack with planes at the airport. Immediately thereafter, the ground troops went into action.

The reaction of Islamic State was not long in coming. In the eastern district, the Iraqi army IS recaptured last month, two suicide bombings were carried out. The bombs killed five people, including three Iraqi soldiers who were on guard at a checkpoint. The two suicide bombers were men bomvesten to, according to authorities in Mosul.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the offensive on state television on. there are an estimated 650 000 civilians in the west of the third city in the country. US forces supporting the attack. US General Stephen Townsend said he expected heavy fighting in the city.

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