Iraqi Forces Capture Al-Hurriya Bridge in Mosul, Spokesman Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iraqi forces on Monday captured Mosul's al-Hurriya bridge, which leads to the Daesh-held old city center from the south, a military media officer told Reuters.
The al-Hurriya bridge is the second to be secured by the Iraqi forces in the city, after securing one located further south, in the offensive that started on the western part of Mosul on Feb. 19.
"We control the western end of the bridge," said a senior media officer with Rapid Response, the elite unit of the interior ministry leading the charge through the districts alongside the Tigris river.
All of Mosul's five bridges over the Tigris have been destroyed but their capture and repair would help the offensive against the terrorists, who have controlled the northern Iraqi city since 2014.
Iraqi forces captured the eastern side of Mosul in January after 100 days of fighting and launched their attack on the districts that lie west of the Tigris on Feb. 19.
The Iraqi forces are advancing towards the old city center form the south and the southwest.
