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Iraqi forces liberate Mosul airport from Daesh: Media reports

February 23, 2017 By administrator

Government troops and local fighters took control of the city’s airport as they fought to push “Islamic State” out of their last stronghold in the city. Losing Mosul could spell the end of IS’ power in the country.

The Iraqi military said on Thursday that special forces were closing in on “Islamic State” (IS) terrorists in the city of Mosul. State television reported that government soldiers had stormed the airport and a military complex in the western half of the city. Later, the army confirmed that it had taken control of the airport.

“The Rapid Response Forces and federal police are fully in control of the airport of Mosul,” state television proclaimed. The news came after hours of fierce firefights between coalition forces and the extremists.

“Our forces started a major operation early this morning to storm the airport of Mosul and the Ghazlani base to dislodge Daesh (IS) terrorists. We can confirm that the Mosul airport militarily has fallen and it’s a matter of short time to fully control it,” said Sabah al-Numan, a spokesman for the counter-terrorism service.

Some officials later told the Associated Press that some soldiers from the US-led coalition were amongst the advancing troops, but did not say which country they came from. On Lebanese television, live footage from the perimeter of the airport showed a military helicopter firing on IS targets amid blasts of gunfire.

At Ghazlani, heavy clashes continued into Thursday afternoon. But according to Brigadier General Yahya Rasool, Iraqi forces had been able to enter the base and hoped to take it soon.

The end of the “caliphate”?

Since successfully ousting the extremist fighters from eastern Mosul last month, the Iraqi army has sought to control the airport as a base for finally pushing IS out of the country’s second-largest city.

IS overran Mosul in June 2014, when a lack of troops and infighting among military personnel led to the abandonment of the city. Under IS occupation, the city has experienced a number of atrocities including ethnic cleansing of Christians, human trafficking mostly of young women, and the destruction of ancient heritage sites such as the tomb of the Old Testament prophet Jonah.

A 100,000 strong coalition of government troops, Kurdish fighters and local militias, backed by the US airstrikes, has made rapid

advances in retaking the city since January. If IS loses its territory in Mosul, that may well herald the end of the terrorists’ self-styled caliphate which at its peak straddled large parts of Iraq and Syria.

Taking the western half of the city is likely to pose more of a challenge, however, as its roads are narrower and older than in the east – soldiers will likely be forced to abandon their armored vehicles and fight in the streets.

es/se (AP, AFP, dpa, Reuters)

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Iraqi PM Announces Start of Offensive to Liberate Daesh-Occupied Fallujah

May 22, 2016 By administrator

war on isis flogaHaider Abadi announced start of military offensive to reclaim the city of Fallujah occupied by Daesh.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi on Monday announced start of military offensive to reclaim the city of Fallujah occupied by the Islamic State (Daesh) militant group.

“It is time to liberate the city of Fallujah,” Abadi said.

He added that all kinds of the armed forces were involved in the operation, as well as several groups allied to Baghdad.

Fallujah, in the western Anbar province, has been under Daesh control since 2014. Reports emerged recently that militants of the group, banned in countries including Russia, began killing residents attempting to leave the city. Daesh is suspected of planning to use the civilian population as human shields in case of an army siege.

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Godfather of Islamic State: Davutoglu calls the Islamic world to “liberate” Palestine, Karabakh and Crimea

April 15, 2016 By administrator

f5710f2a874c4b_5710f2a874c89.thumb“The most important indicator which would show the effectiveness of the OIC is protecting Muslim minorities and liberating occupied lands such as Palestine, Karabakh and Crimea,” said Davutoglu delivering an opening speech at the 13th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Istanbul on April 14, reports Hurriyet Daily News.

According to the source, Turkish Prime Minister particularly stressed to “liberate all Islamic lands under occupation”.

“We need a common stance for the liberation of all the Islamic lands that are under occupation, especially Palestine,” said Davutoglu.

He also added that common stance should be adopted for occupied territories, where the Islamic identity is under threat of being demolished.

 

Source Panorama.am

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Time to Unite Time to liberate occupied Anatolia from Turkey “Greek, Armenian, Kurd, assyrian, Arab, Cyprus, Iran, Bulgarian”

November 26, 2015 By administrator

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: anatolia, from Tukey, Liberate

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