Battle for Mosul Begins

Haider al-Abadi, the Prime Minister of Iraq, has declared that the battle to regain Mosul, which has been ruled by the infamous criminal network called ISIL since July 2014, will now begin.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announces the ‘decisive battle’ for Mosul will begin soon. https://t.co/IAgw6ad78Z pic.twitter.com/sSWmJ9l1M9

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) October 16, 2016