 Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the “liberated” city of Mosul today, his office said, in the biggest defeat yet for the Islamic State group.Abadi “arrives in the liberated city of Mosul and congratulates the heroic fighters and the Iraqi people on the achievement of the major victory,” his office said in a statement.The announcement comes after a gruelling nearly nine- month battle to retake the northern city from the jihadists after three years under their rule.A photo on Abadi’s official Twitter account showed him dressed in a black military uniform and cap as he a
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Iraq PM declares victory in ‘liberated’ Mosul
 Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the “liberated” city of Mosul today, his office said, in the biggest defeat yet for the Islamic State group.Abadi “arrives in the liberated city of Mosul and congratulates the heroic fighters and the Iraqi people on the achievement of the major victory,” his office said in a […]
 Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the “liberated” city of Mosul today, his office said, in the biggest defeat yet for the Islamic State group.Abadi “arrives in the liberated city of Mosul and congratulates the heroic fighters and the Iraqi people on the achievement of the major victory,” his office said in a statement.The announcement comes after a gruelling nearly nine- month battle to retake the northern city from the jihadists after three years under their rule.A photo on Abadi’s official Twitter account showed him dressed in a black military uniform and cap as he a
