Iraqi forces completely liberated the quarter in the Old city of Mosul

Iraqi security forces announced the capture under the control of the first quarter, located in the old part of mosul, reports RIA Novosti news agency the message of the commander of the operation to liberate from the group ISIS (banned in russia) of the province of nineveh, general abdel erally. According to the general, quarter released "Part of the ninth armored division" government of the Iraqi army. As previously reported, the area of the old city remains the last stronghold of the terrorist group the second largest settlement in Iraq. The advance of the troops here complicated by the essentially medieval layout, a large number of streets, the width of which is 2-3 meters. Recently it became known that the Iraqi paramilitary police participating with the army in the operation, took control of the area sangili is one of the last in mosul, under the control of militants. A decisive assault on the city's last areas occupied by the terrorists, the Iraqi security forces began in late may.