https://sputnikglobe.com/20170511/iraqi-army-mosul-1053520412.html

Iraqi Army Chief Vows Liberation of West Mosul From Daesh Terrorists by May 27

Sputnik International

The chief of the General Staff of the Iraqi army said that Iraqi government forces are expecting to liberate the western part of Mosul from the Daesh terrorist... 11.05.2017, Sputnik International

2017-05-11T16:52+0000

2017-05-11T17:41+0000

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/105111/58/1051115862_0:246:4928:3033_1920x0_80_0_0_09a37d6014a335f013db34a3aa799ab5.jpg

mosul

iraq

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

2017

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

News

en_EN

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

1920

1080

true

1920

1440

true

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/105111/58/1051115862_0:91:4928:3188_1920x0_80_0_0_2ccbc633d3845444ffe4ab925ed5a53c.jpg

1920

true

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

Sputnik International

middle east, newsfeed, mosul, iraq, iraqi army, daesh

Iraqi Army Chief Vows Liberation of West Mosul From Daesh Terrorists by May 27

16:52 GMT 11.05.2017 (Updated: 17:41 GMT 11.05.2017)

© AFP 2023 / ARIS MESSINISMembers of the Iraqi army's 9th Division fire a multiple rocket launcher from a hill in Talul al-Atshana, on the southwestern outskirts of Mosul, on February 27, 2017, during an offensive to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters

Members of the Iraqi army's 9th Division fire a multiple rocket launcher from a hill in Talul al-Atshana, on the southwestern outskirts of Mosul, on February 27, 2017, during an offensive to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters - Sputnik International

The chief of the General Staff of the Iraqi army said that Iraqi government forces are expecting to liberate the western part of Mosul from the Daesh terrorist group before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins this year on May 27.

In this Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016 photo, Iraqis, who fled the fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, gather around flames to warm themselves from the cold, as they wait to cross to the Kurdish controlled area, in the Nineveh plain, northeast of Mosul - Sputnik International

Over Half a Million People Flee Iraqi City of Nineveh on the Outskirts of Mosul

4 May 2017, 15:30 GMT

CAIRO (Sputnik) – Iraqi government forces are expecting to liberate the western part of Mosul from the Daesh terrorist group before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins this year on May 27, the chief of the General Staff of the Iraqi army said Thursday.

"The Iraqi forces will declare victory over the Daesh in the western part of Mosul before the Ramadan month," Qatar's al-Jazeera television quoted Gen. Othman Ghanimi as saying.

Never miss a story again — sign up to our Telegram channel and we'll keep you up to speed!