Elite forces regain control of the television Mosul – Hispan TV (press Release)

Forces the Command’s Anti-terrorist Iraqi have returned to today Tuesday, the control of the headquarters of the state television station in Mosul (north).

A top commander of the elite unit quoted by the local chain Alsumaria has announced the decision of the company’s headquarters of state television and radio of the hands of terrorists EIIL (Daesh, in Arabic).

this Is the first important building released in the biggest city in the northern iraqi since the start of operations of the iraqi forces to liberate the city from the control of Daesh, operations officially began on 17 October.

The building of the tv is located in the neighborhood of Gogjali, in the eastern suburbs of Mosul, where iraqi forces have entered today within the framework of their operations to expel the band extreme, who took control of the city in 2014.

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The iraqi army takes the seat of the official television of Mosul – euronews

last update: 01/11/2016

iraqi forces enter the city of Mosul by the eastern front and take control of the state tv station.

this Is the first important building snatched the group Islamic State in the city two years ago autoproclamaron its caliphate.

According to military sources, the liberation of Mosul will take place very soon. "Now we are less than a mile from the east entrance of Mosul. If God wants, in the next hours we will release and we will control the area," says the lieutenant-general of the iraqi special forces, Sami Al-Aridi.

In the town of Bazauia fighting continues between the effective counter-terrorism and fighters of the group Islamic State, despite the fact that this Monday, military sources aseguron have taken control of this town.

Since the beginning of the offensive to retake control of Mosul, launched in the past 17 days, the iraqi forces along with the kurdish "peshmergas" have advanced positions on all fronts.

According to the iraqi prime minister, the group Islamic State has only the option of "surrender or die".