Iraq's prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, says the operation to retake Mosul from Islamic State is going much faster than expected.
He spoke in Paris where foreign ministers from Western and Middle Eastern nations have been meeting to discuss how to restore peace and stability once the Islamic State group is ousted from Mosul.
The Pentagon announced that a U.S. service member was killed in a blast northern Iraq but it was unclear if the incident was linked to the Mosul operation
On Wednesday, the U.S. general running the coalition ground campaign in Iraq urged Iraqi forces fighting for Mosul not to "go so fast that they start to give opportunity to the enemy."
伊拉克总理阿巴迪表示，从伊斯兰国手中收复摩苏尔的行动进展比预期要快得多。
阿巴迪是在巴黎与西方和中东国家外长会晤时说的这番话，这次会议讨论了把伊斯兰国极端组织从摩苏尔赶走后应该如何恢复和平与稳定。
美国国防部宣布，一名美国军人在伊拉克北部的一次炸弹爆炸中丧生， 但目前还不清楚这次爆炸是否与摩苏尔行动有关。
星期三，负责联军伊拉克地面作战的美国将领呼吁进攻摩苏尔的伊拉克军队不要 “急于求成，给敌人可乘之机”。