Top Shia figure: Iraq to free Mosul soon

Head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Ammar Hakim said the Arab country’s security forces are going to retake the entire regions now occupied by Daesh terrorist group, including northern city of Mosul.

According to Press TV, speaking in a meeting with senior Iranian cleric, Ayatollah Hussein Nouri Hamedani, in Iran’s central holy city of Qom, Hakim said the situation in his country has generally witnessed progress.

As regards the ongoing efforts and military operations to free Daesh-held Iraqi territories, Hakim pointed to the operation to recapture Fallujah, and said, “Only Mosul and its surrounding areas have remained in Daesh’s hand and we are trying to free them soon.”

Hakim had separate meetings with senior Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during which Zarif vowed Iran's continued support for the Iraqi nation.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran will side with the Iraqi people and government until the complete elimination of terrorists,” Zarif stated on Sunday.

He further praised recent victories achieved by the Iraqi army troops and volunteer forces against terrorists and expressed the hope that with the help of God and through concentrated efforts of the Iraqi people and government, the Arab country will be fully cleared of terror groups soon.

Iraq has been facing the growing threat of terrorism, mainly posed by the Daesh terrorist group.

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