Alwaght- Civilian groups in Mosul are uprising against the ISIS terrorist group as the Iraqi national army begins its operation to liberate the city, al-Masdar news reported on Monday.
The rebellion includes civilian members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in the city who have now taken up arms to attack the terrorist groups’ installations in this provincial capital in northwest Iraq.
On the frontline of the war, the Iraqi Army's 9th, 15th, and 16th divisions attacked several ISIS positions in neighboring villages to cleanse the area before hitting the city mainland.
Iraqi national army and other local forces including the PMF had great start with the Mosul operation as they managed to liberate the Assyrian city of Bashiqa just hours after the initiation of the operations.
According to the official media wing of the PMF, the Iraqi forces are currently within 30 km of Mosul's downtown area, as they continue to tighten the noose around the ISIS stronghold.
