The Iraqi city of Mosul would be liberated from the militants of the terrorist organization “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia) until the end of spring this year. On Saturday, April 1, one of the commanders of the Federal police of Iraq, Brigadier General shaker al-Khawaja has told RIA Novosti.
“The liberation of Mosul will take another week. This spring you will hear the news”, he said.
According to the commander, the remaining terrorists in our country now are from one to one and a half thousand fighters. “The IG controls to date, 25 to 30 percent of the territory West of Mosul. We continue to release new areas,” said shaker al-Khawaja.
On 28 March the head of the Main operations Directorate of the General staff of Russia, Colonel-General Sergey rudskoy said that around 800 militants freely out of the surrounded city.
Operation in the Western part of Mosul has been ongoing since February, with the participation of aviation of the international coalition led by the United States. However, due to the increased number of victims among the civilian population, the Iraqi security forces decided to temporarily stop a massive attack.