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Iraqi special forces push into ISIS-held town near Mosul

Iraqi special forces charged into the Mosul battle Thursday with a pre-dawn advance on a nearby town held by ISIS, a key part of a multi-pronged assault on eastern approaches to the besieged city.

 

The special forces backed by attack helicopters fought their way into the town of Bartella, where ISIS militants unleashed at least nine suicide truck bombs. Lt. Gen. Talib Shaghati said the special forces retook Bartella, about 15 kilometers (nine miles) from the edge of Mosul. But Iraqi forces were facing stiff resistance inside the town shortly before he spoke.

 

The US-trained special forces are Iraq's most highly trained and least sectarian fighters, and will lead the charge into Mosul.

 


פרסום ראשון: 10.20.16, 20:41