Iraq: Islamic State Kicked Out of Mosul

The Ministry of Defense of Iraq has announced Thursday that Daesh terrorists have been eliminated or knocked out of all districts of the city of Mosul, Sky News Arabia reports.

"The IS (Daesh / ISIS / ISIL) no longer has a single district in Mosul. The militants have no choice but to surrender. The IS presence in Iraq has ended forever," the ministry said as quoted by Sky News Arabia.

Earlier on Thursday, Iraqi government troops captured the 845 year-old Grand al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul from where Daesh proclaimed its self-styled caliphate three years ago.
For more than eight months, the northern city of Mosul served as the de facto capital of Daesh in Iraq.

Following the seizing of the mosque, Iraqi state TV broadcasted a message announcing the "fall of the mythical state," referring to Daesh.

"Their mythical state has fallen," Brigadier General Yahya...