Sources:

Iraq's Abadi to Declare Mosul 'Completely Liberated' Next Saturday

Rasa - Sources close to the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Thursday that the city of Mosul will be declared 'fully liberated' from the clutches of ISIL terror group next Saturday.

News ID: 429277

Date: 27 April 2017 - 22:38

RNA - The Iraqi flag will be raised, and the last bullet will be fired there by Abadi himself, they added, the Baghdad Post reported.

Few parts in the city are now under the control of ISIL. And they are about to be liberated, the sources further noted.

Nineveh provincial council member Hossam al-Abar said that the Old City of Mosul and the Grand Mosque of Nuri were the starting point of the self-styled caliphate of the terrorists, and the security forces will annihilate the terrorists at the same areas.

Few neighborhoods are remaining in the hands of ISIL, including the districts of al-Maqbara, al-Senaat, and al-Tahrir which is adjacent to 17th of July neighborhood and Street 60 completely encircled by the army's 9th division, he added.

The official yet indicated that if the Old City of Mosul is fully liberated, the whole city will be declared free, for this area is vital for the progress of the ongoing military operation.

Also, security expert Ahmed al-Sherifi asserted that the situation is indicative of a near end of the ongoing offensive as the operation to liberate al-Hadar neighborhood is preclude to liberating Tal-Afar which paves the way for declaring the city free of the terrorists within few days.

The expert cited the visit of the parliament speaker Selim al-Jabouri on Wednesday to the right bank of the city, saying it asserts the political presence ahead of declaring victory.

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