Iraqi forces were making gains as tens of thousands of fighters advanced on Mosul Tuesday in an unprecedented offensive to retake the city from the ISIL group. With the crucial battle in its second day, Iraqi commanders said progress was being made as fighters pushed on two main fronts against ...
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned Tuesday that the battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIL group could take “months”. “It could be a long battle, it’s not a blitzkrieg… It’s a lengthy affair (lasting) several weeks, maybe months,” he told reporters in Paris a day ...