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This Article is From Jul 08, 2017

'Victory' Over ISIS In Mosul To Be Announced In Next Hours: Report

Full control is expected in the next few hours by Iraqi security forces in the city of Mosul.

'Victory' Over ISIS In Mosul To Be Announced In Next Hours: Report
Destroyed buildings from clashes are seen during fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIS terrorists.
Mosul: 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.

"We are seeing now the last meters (of the battle) and then victory will be announced," said a TV speaker, citing the channel's correspondents embedded with security forces battling in ISIS' redoubt in the Old City of Mosul, by the Tigris river. "It's a matter of hours," she said.

A military spokesman cited by the TV said the insurgents' defense lines were collapsing.

(Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli; Editing by Janet Lawrence)
© Thomson Reuters 2017

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