Washington, United States : US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said on Sunday that operations to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the ISIS were key to defeating the terrorist group.
"This is a decisive moment in the campaign to deliver ISIL a lasting defeat," Carter said in a statement.
"We are confident our Iraqi partners will prevail against our common enemy and free Mosul and the rest of Iraq from ISIL's hatred and brutality."
"This is a decisive moment in the campaign to deliver ISIL a lasting defeat," Carter said in a statement.
"We are confident our Iraqi partners will prevail against our common enemy and free Mosul and the rest of Iraq from ISIL's hatred and brutality."
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