MOSUL — Approximately four square kilometers of western Mosul is currently being controlled by Islamic State (IS) militants, a senior Commander in Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) said on Monday.
The CTS are waiting to be joined by the Federal Police, Rapid Response, and other Iraqi forces to intensify the attack on the Old City neighborhood from its northern side, said Abdul-Ghani al-Assadi.
“The major challenge forces are facing in Mosul is the existence of a large number of civilians in narrow areas with small, interconnected houses,” Assadi noted, as quoted by Iraqi News.
The operation to oust IS militants from Mosul began on October 17, 2016. Three months after the commencement of the operation eastern half of the city was declared liberated. The operation advanced into the western half in February.
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