Iraq Underlines Crucial Role of Russia, Iran in Imminent Anti-ISIL Operation in Mosul

Rasa - Source in the Iraqi Foreign Ministry stressed that the Russian, Iranian and Iraqi intelligence units will continue their close cooperation against ISIL to pave the ground for the Iraqi Army and popular forces' large-scale operation for the liberation of Mosul in the near future.

News ID: 423514

Date: 13 September 2016 - 18:27

RNA - "Our troops have received all the necessary information from the Baghdad intelligence sharing center where experts from Iraq, Russia and Iran work, to carry out military operations. This data has helped us to conduct more efficient anti-ISIL offensives," the Russian language daily, Izvestiya, quoted the source as saying.

"I hope that this cooperation will continue during the operation to free Mosul," the diplomat said.

Reports said earlier today that Iraqi Army troops and popular forces repelled ISIL's offensives on government positions in Southeastern Nineveh, claiming the lives of at least 100 terrorists.

"At least 100 ISIL members were killed and many more were wounded in unsuccessful attacks of the Takfiri group on the government positions in al-Qayyara," Saleh al-Jabouri said, adding, "ISIL attacked al-Qayyara from their directions, but were pushed back by the strong defense of the Iraqi army soldiers."

"The Iraqi forces captured four terrorists, killed seven suicide attackers and destroyed their weapons and ammunition and military vehicles in the battlefield," he added.

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