ISIS annihilation: Iraqi forces kill 50 terrorists in major operation to recapture Mosul
RAQI forces have dealt a major blow to ISIS in the battle for Mosul, the country’s second-biggest city, as generals claim at least 50 of the bloodthirsty terror group’s militants have been killed.
By JOE BARNES
Express.co.uk
Sat, Jan 7, 2017
The successful troops managed to retake the al-Muthana neighbourhood, one of the biggest are in eastern Mosul, before storming other districts as they look to put an end to the fanatical jihadis occupation of the area.
The city in the north of the country has been under the terror network’s control since mid-2014, but in October a large-scale campaign was launched to eradicate their presence on Iraqi soil once and for all.
During Friday’s night-time raid elite Iraqi forces managed to secure the key district, putting them in a position to take higher ground nearby, according to an army spokesman.
It comes days after Iraqi forces began the second phase of a push to retake the last major ISIS stronghold in Iraq.
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