Mosul
The soldiers of the Federal police of Iraq eliminated the Minister of health of the group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia), Abu Shu’ayb sa’ad (Abu Shoeib Saad). On Wednesday, March 29, according to Iraqi News, citing a commander of the military structure of Jawdat shaker (Shaker Jawdat).
According to him, Shu’ayb was shot in the Old city of Mosul. Along with him were killed “countless number of his comrades.” Jawdat also noted that the forces of the Federal police since February, fought off the terrorists about 330 square kilometers in the West of Mosul.
Earlier on March 29, it became known that the Iraqi forces besieged the mosque an-Nuri, where in 2014, the head of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the Caliphate, and himself named Caliph.
Ground operation in Mosul, a stronghold of the Islamic state in Iraq, began in October 2016. In January-February of 2017, Iraqi troops, with the support of the International coalition forces liberated a large part of the city. The fighting, accompanied by a large number of victims, in the West of Mosul continued, however, due to the increased civilian casualties the Iraqi security forces decided to stop a massive attack.
According to the representative of the United Nations, during the battles for the Western part of Mosul from February 17 to date, has killed at least 307 civilians, another 273 were injured.