CTS liberate 1st & 2nd neighborhoods of Ataba east of Mosul
Counter-Terrorism Forces. File Photo.
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Forces from Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) liberated the first and second neighborhoods of al-Ataba, east of Mosul.
Commander of We Are Coming, Nineveh Operations, Major General Abdel Amir Yarallah, said in a press statement, “Forces from Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service managed, at noon today, to liberate the first and second neighborhoods of al-Ataba, east of Mosul, and raised Iraqi flag over their buildings.”
“The Counter-Terrorism forces also recaptures the road leading to the 4th bridge in Mosul,” Yarallah added.
Joint security forces, backed by Army Aviation and international coalition air force, continue the battle to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State’s control.