URGENT: Security forces start al-Fath operation to liberate Nineveh
Iraqi forces. Archival photo
(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – On Thursday, official journalist with the Ministry of defense announced, that the security forces started the first phase of the liberation operation of Mosul from the control of the so-called ISIS, while pointed out to the liberation of a number of villages in the province.
The journalists said in a press statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The forces from Nineveh Operations Command backed by the Joint Operations Command started the first phase of al-Fath operation to liberate Nineveh, while liberated a number of villages and raised the Iraqi flag over the buildings.”
Noteworthy, Iraqi Air Force aircraft dropped thousands of leaflets on the city of Mosul last Thursday, calling the residents to be prepared for the liberation operation of the city.