Iraq, US-led coalition launch Operation Conquest to take back Mosul

Baghdad, (IINA) - The Iraqi military backed by U.S-led coalition aircraft launched a long-awaited operation to recapture the northern city of Mosul from Daesh (Islamic State) militants on Thursday, Washington Post reported.
In the push, Iraqi forces retook several villages on the outskirts of the town of Makhmour, east of Mosul, early in the morning on Thursday and hoisted the Iraqi flag there, according to the spokesman for the Joint Military Command, Brigadier General Yahya Rasool.
It was not immediately clear how long such a complicated and taxing offensive would take. Iraqi and U.S officials refrained from giving a specific time on when the Mosul operation could begin, saying it would take several months to prepare Iraq's still struggling military for the long-anticipated task of retaking the key city.
Rasool told The Associated Press that the U.S-led international coalition was providing air support but would not divulge more details on the offensive, which he said was dubbed “Operation Conquest”.
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