MOSUL, Iraq, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces fought fierce clashes on Monday to dislodge the Islamic State (IS) militants from their last stronghold on the northern outskirts of the eastern side of Mosul, the Iraqi military said.
The army soldiers, backed by Iraqi and U.S.-led coalition aircraft, advanced to the neighborhood of Rashidiyah and took control of its northern part after heavy clashes, Lieutenant General Abdul-Amir Yarallah from the Joint Operations Command said in a statement.
The troops will continue their advance in the neighborhood and the adjacent Baysan area until eliminating IS militants from Mosul's eastern side, locally known as the left bank of Tigris River which bisects the city, according to Yarallah.
The latest progress made the Iraqi forces completely in control of the eastern bank of Mosul, with only part of the northern outskirts of Rashidiyah and Baysan left under control of the IS.
Experts say once the troops recapture the whole eastern side of Mosul, they will begin a new phase of the anti-IS major offensive on the western part of the city.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees said in a recent report that the military operations in Mosul have pushed up to 160,000 civilians to flee their homes in the city and its adjacent areas since the military offensive in Oct. 2016 to reclaim the IS largest stronghold in Iraq.
On Oct. 17, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of a major offensive to retake Mosul, the country's second largest city.
The second phase of the offensive to free the eastern bank of Mosul began on Dec. 29.
Battles in Mosul slowed down in December when extremist militants started using civilians as human shields, resorted to suicide car bombings and made mortar and sniper attacks.
Mosul, 400 km north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, has been under IS control since June 2017, when Iraqi government forces abandoned their weapons and fled, enabling IS militants to take control of parts of Iraq's northern and western regions.
雅思写作高分范文:who learns more quickly?
雅思写作经典模板:同意或不同意
雅思写作高分范文:workplace pressure
雅思写作:it作动名词的形式主语
雅思写作开头范文:technology and interact
雅思图表作文写作:百分比的表达方式
两个雅思小作文饼图练习题
G类雅思小作文范文:咨询信
6大因素决定雅思写作的成败
雅思写作思路:个人与国家
雅思大作文考前心理备战的3要素
雅思写作关键得分点和标准
雅思写作高分范文:Inside is more important?
探悉学术性雅思写作评分标准
雅思写作范文:computer and modern education
如何淡化雅思写作模板痕迹
雅思高分作文三部曲
70个雅思Argument Essay Topics
10个雅思写作高分模板套句
雅思写作必背加分句型34个
雅思写作:it作主语从句的形式主语
雅思写作高分范文:problems faced by young people
雅思写作高分范文:job change
G类雅思写作模板:家庭
雅思小作文常用分数表达
雅思写作范文:Education Losing Its Value
10月22日雅思写作7.5分范文
雅思大作文论点分析:肉体和灵魂
26个国外雅思写作真题
雅思写作分数分配方案四个
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |