Military operation to retake Mosul has begun: Iraq PM
Operations to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) group have begun, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced early on Monday over state television. "The time of victory has come and operations to liberate Mosul have started," he said in an address broadcast by the Iraqiya channel. Abadi, the commander-in-chief of Iraq's armed forces, was surrounded by top federal officers as he read his statement. Iraqi federal […]
