The coalition forces blocked the last road in the Iraqi city of Mosul, caught “in the trap” of militants of the banned in Russia and many other countries of the terrorist organization “Islamic state”. This was reported by the Agency France Presse.
Earlier it became known that the Iraqi armed forces recaptured from the extremists more than a third of the Western part of Mosul.
We will remind, the military of Iraq continue to go on the offensive in the Western part of Mosul. The special operation to liberate the city from ISIL militants comes almost six months – from October 2016. Government forces supported by the international coalition led by the United States. Previously, managed to liberate the Eastern part of the city.
To start the operation to liberate the Western part of the city mid-February, announced the Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi.
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