Iraqi Forces Take New Western Mosul Neighborhood: Commander
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iraqi military commander said forces have taken control of another neighborhood in western Mosul.
Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool, spokesman of the Joint Military Operations Command, tells The Associated Press Friday that despite bad weather, Iraqi special operations forces have completely retaken the Wadi Hajjar area from Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) militants.
Wadi Hajjar lies just northwest of the city's international airport.
Daesh overran large areas north and west of Baghdad in 2014, but Iraqi forces have since regained most of the territory they lost.
Iraqi forces, including special operations forces, federal police units and volunteer forces, launched an attack on the western part of Mosul nearly two weeks ago to dislodge the terrorists.
The operation to retake Mosul -- the last Daesh-held city in the country -- was launched on Oct. 17.
