INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
2022-12-10T17:16:58.000000Z Share fontEnable Reading ModeA-AA+Shafaq News/ On Saturday, the commander of Combined Joint Task Force –
Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), Maj
McFarlane congratulated Iraq on the fifth anniversary of liberation and victory over ISIS."During their fight against ISIS, Iraqi Security
Forces demonstrated courage, heroism, and sacrifice to defend their country
The battle for Mosul, the capital of the so-called caliphate, was significant and terrifying
Women, children, and the elderly were not spared from the brutality of ISIS, an enemy that does not possess an iota of mercy or humanity."
The US commander said in a statement."With the support of the Global Coalition, the Iraqi government and the Iraqi Security Forces mounted
an operation to liberate and take back Mosul
This battle brought together all Iraqis to eliminate ISIS militarily and territorially
This was a great victory and the beginning of a prosperous future for Iraq." He added."What remains today is the return of all displaced
people to their homes and the prevention of the spread of ISIS's radical extremist and terrorist ideologies.""On behalf of the members of
CJTF-OIR, I extend my warmest congratulations to the people of Iraq on the occasion of their liberation from ISIS control, and we recognize
and remember the sacrifice of the Iraqi Security Force and all those who fought for a better future for Iraq," McFarlane concluded.At its
height, ISIS held about a third of Syria and 40 percent of Iraq
By December 2017, it had lost 95 percent of its territory, including its two most significant properties, Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city,
and the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, its nominal capital.Yet, ISIS still has sleeper cells in several Iraqi Governorates.
