Iraqi forces retake 80% of Mosul's Eqtisadieen, 17 Tamouz districts

Iraqi security forces have recaptured 80 percent of al-Eqtisadieen and 17 Tamouz districts in the right bank of Mosul from ISIS terrorists, a well-informed source told the Baghdad Post on Wednesday.


The source said the Iraqi forces had also defused bombs manufactured in ISIS' largest explosions workshop in 17 Tamouz district.

Meanwhile, experts confirmed the military operations had slowed down because of the nature of the urban geography of the Old City district.

The Iraqi Air Forces avoid usage of heavy weapons in order to save the lives of civilians in the densely-populated district, they said.

Iraqi Forces launched a major offensive on February 19th to retake the western part of Mosul after declaring total control of the eastern part of the city on January 24th as part of the military operations to liberate the city that started on October 17th, 2016.

Earlier in May, spokesman of Iraqi security force Brigadier Yehia al-Zubaidi said that Iraqi security forces had recaptured at least 90% of the city.

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/sto...mouz-districts