US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the battle to oust the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group from Iraq’s second largest city will be “tough” but ultimately successful. “There will be advances and there will be setbacks,” he said at a joint press conference ...
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafrai said on Wednesday that Mosul battle is tough due to ISIL heavy fortifications constructed in the city, expecting that the victory needs several months to be achieved by the army and allies. In an interview with Lebanese As-safir newspaper, Jaafrai added that the Popular Mobilization ...
