Iraqi forces start offensive against IS in region around Mosul: report![]() March 24, 2016 - 11:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iraq's armed forces started on Thursday, March 24, an offensive against Islamic State militants in the region around Mosul, pushing them out from several villages, Reuters reported, citing a military statement on state TV. “The first phase of the Fatah (Conquest) Operation has been launched at dawn to liberate Nineveh, by liberating a number of villages and raising the Iraqi flag,” the statement said. Mosul, the largest city in northern Iraq, fell to Islamic State two years ago. It is the capital of the Nineveh province. Photo: Almanar Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |