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Publish date7 Dec 2016 - 8:37
Story Code : 253000

Iraqi forces retake control of hospital on Tigris bank

Iraqi army soldiers have retaken control of al-Salam Hospital on the left bank of Tigris River in another part of the major operation to liberate Mosul city from the grip of ISIL terrorists.
Iraqi forces retake control of hospital on Tigris bank
Major General Walid al-Khalifah, the deputy of the army’s 9th Division, said the Iraqi national flag was hoisted over the hospital building on Tuesday.

He further announced the recapture of another Mosul medical institution, called al-Talimi Hospital, by the Iraqi forces.

Meanwhile, the commander of Nineveh Liberation Operation, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Yarallah, confirmed the al-Salam Hospital recapture, noting that the troops from the 9th Division "continued clearing" the al-Salam neighborhood of Daesh militants.

Mosul is split by the Tigris River, with the eastern half of the city known as the left bank. 

The northern Iraqi city fell to Daesh two years ago, when the terror outfit began its campaign of death and destruction in the Middle Eastern country.

Since October 17, the Iraqi army troops and allied fighters have been leading an offensive to retake Mosul.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has vowed to rid the city of Takfiri elements by the end of 2016.

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