Iraqi Security Forces Begin Operations to Liberate West Mosul

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Posted March 2, 2017 4:13 pm by Comments

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

U.S soldiers execute a fire mission to support Iraqi security forces during the Mosul counteroffensive in northern Iraq, Dec. 24, 2016. About two months later, Iraqi forces with coalition assistance have launched the operation to liberate western Mosul -- the last ISIS stronghold in the city. Army photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson
U.S soldiers execute a fire mission to support Iraqi security forces during the Mosul counteroffensive in northern Iraq, Dec. 24, 2016. About two months later, Iraqi forces with coalition assistance have launched the operation to liberate western Mosul — the last ISIS stronghold in the city. Army photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson
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SOUTHWEST ASIA –-(Ammoland.com)- The government of Iraq and Iraqi security forces announced today the commencement of operations to liberate western Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorists, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.

In a release, officials said the battle for the complete liberation of Mosul cannot come soon enough for the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi citizens who for more than two years have suffered under ISIS oppression and terror.

“ISIS’s cruelty, brutality and reach show they are not just a threat in Iraq and Syria, but to the region and the entire world,” said Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve.

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