Bartalla (Iraq) (AFP) – Iraqi forces have retaken the entire eastern side of Mosul from the Islamic State group, the head of the Counter-Terrorism Service announced on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference in Bartalla, a town east of Mosul, Staff General Talib al-Sheghati announced “the liberation… of the left bank” of the Tigris River that divides the city.
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