Iraqi Forces Make New Advances As Over 45000 Flee Western Mosul

Iraqi forces recaptured the western side of the fourth bridge, which is south of Al-Hurriyah, at the end of last month. Many crossed the front line under gunfire and lost all their possessions.

Civilian casualty estimates for the Battle for Mosul are not yet accurate, but almost 7,000 Iraqi civilians died from terrorism or war past year.

According to the statement, both buildings are located at the central part of western Mosul.

Many civilians were able to use the cover of battle to flee the Isis-controlled areas towards Iraqi special forces.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of an offensive on February 19 to drive the IS out of Mosul.

In January, the Iraqi forces captured Eastern Mosul after 100 days of heavy fighting.

In the Kurdish city of Erbil, Iraqi forces have said to forcibly displace at least 125 families with alleged links to ISIL, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday.

On February 24, dozens of ISIS militants surrendered to the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) west of Mosul city, military sources reported.

One image shows an Iraqi soldier ordering a terrified man to take off his pants as the war against ISIS continues to rage in Iraq.

The fighting is now moving closer to the city’s historic center and to the mosque where ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi preached in July 2014 – declaring himself the leader of a so-called Islamic State.

It has requested the “assistance” and cooperation of Iraqi authorities in the investigation.

Police colonel Emad al-Bayati told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur news agency that troops had taken control of several police stations and military sites.

In a second attack, IS said a fighter “detonated his suicide belt” in the rebel-held town of Azaz, also in Aleppo province. However, subsequent tests for mustard gas agents on one of the two mortar rounds proved inconclusive.

The use of chemicals as a weapon is a war crime.

In northern Iraq alone, ISIS jihadists have already targeted US troops, Kurdish Peshmerga forces, and civilians with chemical weapons.

Officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross said 15 civilians had been treated for exposure to toxic chemical agents over the past week.