ISIS fighters evacuate their families from western Mosul
Islamic State’s members.
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) A local source in Nineveh Province revealed that the Islamic State’s fighters started to immediately evacuate their families from western Mosul neighborhoods, Alsumaria News reported on Sunday.
The source said, “An immediate evacuation of dozens of the Islamic State’s families started in several neighborhoods of western Mosul, especially near the stationing points of security forces.”
“The evacuation is evidence that these neighborhoods will fall soon, after the collapse of the nearby Islamic State’s defense lines,” the source added on condition of anonymity.
Earlier today, Prime Minister and General Commander of Armed Forces Haider al-Abadi announced launching the battle to liberate western Mosul from the Islamic State’s grip.