Lt. Gen. Shaker Jawdat
On March 14, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) continued a military operation in order to retake Mosul’s Old City from the ISIS terrorist group.
ISF retook the Nineveh Railway Station from ISIS terrorists in the neighborhood of Mosul al-Jadida located west of Mosul’s Old City.
In a separate development, ISF units captured the so-called “old bridge”, the neighborhoods of Bab al-Jadid and Bab al-Bid in western Mosul.
Meanwhile, Iraq’s Federal Police Chief Lt. Gen. Shaker Jawdat said in a statement that ISF had recaptured about 90 percent of the Old City.
Mosul’s Old City is a high populated area which is a major ISIS stronghold. If ISF recapture it, Iraqi forces will become much closer to the full liberation of western Mosul.
This video shows clashes between ISF and ISIS near the Mosul Old Bridge:
Video of the ongoing clashes around #Mosul old bridge as Federal Police & Rapid Response continue to advance. #Iraq pic.twitter.com/4UKlhPFZrD
— Iraqi Day ?? (@iraqi_day) March 14, 2017
Very good news. ISIS are collapsing.