Iraqi army repels major Daesh attacks outside Mosul

The Iraqi army and its allied units have repelled a new wave of attacks by Daesh terrorists outside the Old city of Mosul.

Military officials said they foiled the terrorists’ bombing attempts in the Hay al-Tanak neighborhood. The new development came as government troops are pressing ahead with operations to fully liberate the flashpoint city. The army has so far managed to claw back two thirds old Mosul , with only a few hundred Daesh terrorists now believed to be holed up in the old city area. Daesh has already been pushed out of numerous districts in western Mosul. The terrorist group already lost eastern Mosul to the Iraqis in January. Mosul’s full liberation will see Daesh lose its last major stronghold in Iraq.