Map shows new areas recaptured in Mosul by Iraqi forces
An updated version of Mosul map showing the latest developments in the battle to recapture ISIS-held areas in right bank of Mosul, has been obtained by The Baghdad Post on Sunday.
On the map, the spots marked in green represent the previously ISIS-held areas that have been liberated.
As the map shows, the white spots represent the parts of the war-torn city where ISIS is still controlling.
In Mosul, there are areas still witnessing clashes between the Iraqi forces, backed by international coalition, and ISIS terrorists. They are marked in orange on the map.
On Saturday, an Iraqi Army’s helicopter supporting IMIS militants was downed by ISIS terrorists in Nineveh governorate, Military Media Cell said.
The helicopter was shot during military operations at Tal al-Banat village, but the pilot managed to safely land the helicopter in an Iraqi forces-held area.
On Sunday, Iraqi security forces launched an operation to liberate al-Ouraiebi, al-Refaei and 17th of Tamuz neighborhoods in the right bank of Mosul from ISIS terrorists, We Are Coming, Nineveh operations commander Gen. Abd al-Amir Rashid Yarallah said.
The map was released by Nineveh Media Center on May 13th.
In a statement, the Center said it renews its commitment to neutrality when covering stories of the battles and the other issues. Our aim is nothing but the truth, the statement concluded.
Publishing the maps relating to the progress of the Iraqi forces in Mosul is done after contacts with multiple military sources and local officials, it added.
Iraqi Forces launched a major offensive on 19th of February to retake the western part of Mosul after declaring total control of the eastern part of the city on 24th of January as part of the military operations to liberate the city that started on 17th of October 2016.