Iraqi forces liberate Halila village in western Mosul
Iraqi security forces. File photo.
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) We Are Coming, Nineveh Operations Command announced, on Thursday, liberating the village of Halila Village, in western Mosul.
Commander of Operations, Lieutenant General Abdel Amir Yarallah, said in a press statement that troops of the army’s 9th armored brigade liberated Halila Village, in western Mosul.
Earlier today, Iraqi Joint Operations Command said its forces had recaptured 60% of the western flank of Mosul from Islamic State militants as operations approach a third month to retake that region.
Meanwhile, Iraqi security forces are going through fierce battles to recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State terrorist group, after the announcement of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to start an offensive, in 19 February 2017, to retake the western side of the city.