Alliance commander is expected to battle for weeks in Mosul and asserts: All Iraqi forces on the ground

10/17/2016
Twilight News / forecast process "total determination" carried out by the international coalition to combat the organization "Daesh" led by the United States, Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, said that the battle of the restoration of Mosul of the militant group for weeks continue, stressing at the same time that all ground troops involved in the the battle is an Iraqi.
Townsend said in a press statement following the start of the Iraq military campaign to wrest from the grip of Mosul Daesh: "It is likely to continue the battle to regain control of the second largest city in Iraq for weeks and maybe longer." He pointed out that "Iraq has been supported by a wide range of coalition forces, including air and artillery support, intelligence and advisers and air traffic controllers." He stressed Townsend saying, "but to clarify, thousands of combat troops on the ground, which will liberate Mosul is an Iraqi." He stated that, "Over the past years, united coalition of more than 60 countries to defeat Daesh. And we had tens of thousands of minute strikes to support Iraqi operations, more than 54 thousand of Iraqi forces trained, and support our Iraqi partners in their fight to liberate their country. " He also added, "This may be the battle of a long and difficult, but we have prepared Iraqis for that, and we will stand by their side, as Iraqi security forces and coalition forces are not fighting only for the future of Iraq, we are fighting for the security of all our nations secure. We salute the courage and commitment of the Iraqi forces to the task and I wish them the best of luck in this battle. "

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