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Iraqi Forces Liberate Largest Neighborhood in Western Mosul from ISIS

Tuesday 25 April 2017
Iraqi Forces Liberate Largest Neighborhood in Western Mosul from ISIS

Alwaght- Iraqi security forces have managed to liberate the largest neighborhood in the western Mosul from ISIS terrorist group.

Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Yarallah, the commander of ‘We Are Coming, Nineveh Operations,’ said Iraqi forces have completely recaptured the neighborhood of al-Tanak from ISIS on Tuesday, al-Sumaria news website reported.

He added that Iraqi forces inflicted heavy losses on the terrorists during the operation.

To the east of Tanak, Iraqi armed forces have been facing tough resistance from ISIS in Mosul’s Old City, an area stretching along the Tigris River, which divides Mosul into its eastern and western half.

 The Old City’s narrow alleys and densely-populated areas have made it hard for Iraqi troops to move forward.

The development comes a day after Iraq’s Joint Operations Command had said Iraqi forces have so far liberated 70 percent of western Mosul from the control of ISIS terrorists.

Meanwhile, Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi in Arabic, said its fighters managed to liberate the village of Tal Helalah, north of the al-Hatra city in Nineveh Province, of which Mosul is the capital.

Iraqi forces have launched an operation from three directions to liberate Hatra. During the battles, the volunteer fighters found a cache of weapons and equipment north of the city, which lies to the south of Mosul.

Members of the Iraqi forces stand by a humvee in the Old City of Mosul on April 17, 2017, during an offensive by Iraqi security forces to recapture the city from the ISIS terrorist group. (Photo by AFP)

Hatra is home to a UNESCO World Heritage site of the same name that was destroyed by ISIS.

In another development, Iraq’s Federal Police Forces said on Tuesday that some 260,000 civilians have been freed from the clutches of ISIS in the Old City.

Lieutenant General Raed Shaker Jawdat said ISIS was using the civilians as human shields there.

Iraqi army soldiers and pro-government popular fighters have made sweeping gains against the Takfiri elements since launching the operation to retake Mosul.

The Iraqi forces took control of eastern Mosul in January after 100 days of fighting, and launched the battle in the west on February 19.

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