Peshmerga forces blockade Mosul and ready for battle, says official

Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) On Monday, member of Nineveh Provincial Council announced, that the paramilitary Kurdish Peshmerga forces have blockaded Mosul city in preparation for the military operation to liberate the city from ISIS.

Member of Nineveh Provincial Council Seydou Sinjari stated to IraqiNews in an interview, “The Peshmerga forces have blockaded Mosul from three axes and ready for the great battle to liberate the city from ISIS militants,” pointing out that, “The group’s militants have intensified their attacks on the Peshmerga sites in the outskirts of the city.”

“The forces are ready to participate in the military operation alongside the army forces and volunteer troops,” he added.