Iraqi Forces Mosul Victory

Iraqi forces clashed with ISIS terrorists holding out in Mosul's Old City today, more than 36 hours after Baghdad declared victory over the terrorists in what they had made the de facto Iraqi capital of their self-declared caliphate.

As Iraqi forces reclaimed the city of Mosul from ISIS after eight months of combat, the families of 39 Indians who were kidnapped by the insurgent group in 2014 are hopeful, hopeful that their sons, husbands, brothers will be back home soon.

ISIS terrorists threw themselves into the River Tigris on Sunday, trying to flee the battlefield in Mosul as they faced imminent defeat by Iraqi forces fighting to dislodge them from their last pocket in the city.

Iraqi security forces expect to take full control of Mosul in the next hours as only a few meters are left under the control of ISIS, Iraqi state TV said on Saturday.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi urged all Iraqis to celebrate the recapture of Fallujah on Sunday by the security forces and vowed the national flag would be raised in Mosul soon.

Iraqi forces opened a second front on Saturday in preparation for an assault on the ISIS stronghold of Mosul, a day after government troops declared victory over the terrorists in Falluja.

Iraqi forces clashed with ISIS terrorists holding out in Mosul's Old City today, more than 36 hours after Baghdad declared victory over the terrorists in what they had made the de facto Iraqi capital of their self-declared caliphate.

As Iraqi forces reclaimed the city of Mosul from ISIS after eight months of combat, the families of 39 Indians who were kidnapped by the insurgent group in 2014 are hopeful, hopeful that their sons, husbands, brothers will be back home soon.

ISIS terrorists threw themselves into the River Tigris on Sunday, trying to flee the battlefield in Mosul as they faced imminent defeat by Iraqi forces fighting to dislodge them from their last pocket in the city.

Iraqi security forces expect to take full control of Mosul in the next hours as only a few meters are left under the control of ISIS, Iraqi state TV said on Saturday.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi urged all Iraqis to celebrate the recapture of Fallujah on Sunday by the security forces and vowed the national flag would be raised in Mosul soon.

Iraqi forces opened a second front on Saturday in preparation for an assault on the ISIS stronghold of Mosul, a day after government troops declared victory over the terrorists in Falluja.