Operation to liberate Nineveh Province began, says PM Abadi

(IraqiNews.com) On Tuesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced the beginning of the military operation to liberate Nineveh from ISIS militants, pointing out that the regiments of the army forces have begun marching towards the outskirts of the province.

During a joint press conference with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and US Foreign Minister Tony Pellnkn held in Paris, Abadi stressed that, “there are some declines that had occurred in Ramadi and resulted in the withdrawal of the forces,” adding that, “our forces have not been broken and there is a military plan to regain control over the entire province of Anbar.”

“the forces began heading towards Nineveh after assigning a new army commander,” he noted.