Iraq Ministry of Defense

Iraq Forces 'Enter IS-Held Mosul'

Published by Novinite on Thu, 11/03/2016 - 13:39

Iraqi forces have entered the city of Mosul for the first time since the summer of 2014, officials say.

Units of the ninth armored division are now inside the city, having raided the neighborhood of Al Intisar, CNN quotes Iraq Ministry of Defense's Spokesperson Brig Gen Tahsin Ibrahim as saying.