Iraqi forces gained ground from the ISIL group in Mosul and have deployed snipers in the Old City to target the terrorists, officers said on Tuesday. Iraqi forces launched a major operation to recapture west Mosul — the most-populated urban area still held by ISIL — on February 19, and ...
The Iraqi Federal Police command said Monday its troops resumed advances towards a strategic mosque in western Mosul as operations continue to clear the region from ISIL militants. The command said its forces proceeded towards Al-Hadbaa (leaning) Minaret at the Grand Nuri al-Kabir Mosque, where ISIL ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ...
