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Title: Iraqi Forces Have Momentum in Fight for Mosul, Says OIR Commander
Post by: rangerrebew on October 20, 2016, 10:36:20 am

Iraqi Forces Have Momentum in Fight for Mosul, Says OIR Commander

By Lisa Ferdinando DoD News, Defense Media Activity
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2016 — Iraqi forces have momentum in the fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the U.S. commander of Operation Inherent Resolve's ground troops said today.

"I am confident that the Iraqis are up to this task," Army Maj. Gen. Gary J. Volesky, commander of Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command-Operation Inherent Resolve and the 101st Airborne Division, told reporters at the Pentagon today via teleconference from Baghdad.


In the next 72 hours, Iraqi forces are expected to continue toward Mosul and conduct more operations with the Kurds to clear territory in the push for the northern city, Volesky said.

http://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/979107/iraqi-forces-have-momentum-in-fight-for-mosul-says-oir-commander