Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and Col. Brett G. Sylvia, commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, travel to visit troops with Task Force Strike, 101st Airborne Division, Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq. Coalition troops arrived to Qayyarah West Airfield to enable the Iraqi Security Forces to defeat Da'esh by providing logistical, engineering and artillery fires in support of the liberation of Mosul. The mission of Operation Inherent Resolve is to defeat Da’esh (an Arabic acronym for ISIL) in Iraq and Syria by supporting the Government of Iraq with trainers, advisors and fire support, to include aerial strikes and artillery fire. September 26, 2016. (USMC photo by Capt. Ryan E. Alvis/Released)
PBS: 2,000 ISIS fighters killed in Mosul, U.S. commander says
More than 2,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed in and around Mosul by Iraqi forces and their allies since October, according to U.S. Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend.
Townsend, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said as many as 5,000 Islamic State fighters remain after a military campaign led by Iraqi troops began on Oct. 17, the Associated Press reported.
The militants have held Iraq’s second-largest city for nearly two years. Mosul is located about 250 miles from Baghdad, where 12 people were killed on Sunday during a six bombings, two of which were claimed by ISIS, according to the AP.
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Update: US says 2,000 IS fighters killed, gravely wounded in Mosul (AP)
WNU Editor: The Iraqi Army has also suffered heavy casualties .... Iraq: Death toll climbs as urban warfare slows battle for Mosul (CNN). The same top U.S. Commander in Iraq is also making the following prediction .... Mosul campaign could take 2 more months, IS to remain a threat -U.S. coalition chief (Reuters).
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Great, but I still think that war against ISIS is also a philosophical war. We have to win both for a real victory.
It's over, for now.
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