{"id":46685,"date":"2017-01-15T14:47:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T14:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/01\/15\/military-mosul-university-fully-liberated-by-iraqi-troops\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:50:44","slug":"military-mosul-university-fully-liberated-by-iraqi-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/01\/15\/military-mosul-university-fully-liberated-by-iraqi-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Military: Mosul University fully liberated by Iraqi troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=8e04cce8-c9d2-4c66-a688-67d060d915f3\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iraqi special forces have swept through the campus of Mosul University. They want to clear it of any remaining Islamic State militants, after taking full control of the area. A military statement said troops had also taken another area along the eastern bank of the Tigris River. The gains will hopefully bring more of Islamic State&#8217;s last major stronghold in the country under Iraqi forces&#8217; control. Iraqi forces say they are close to recapturing the entire eastern bank. They are backed by U.S.-led air power in an offensive that was launched in October to retake the city. The campaign involves a Iraqi troops, Kurdish fighters and Shi&#8217;ite militias.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/>BAGHDAD \u2014 U.S.-backed Iraqi government troops on Sunday fully liberated the sprawling complex of Mosul University, an Iraqi military spokesman said, a major step in the massive operation to retake the Islamic State group-held city of Mosul. <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spokesman for the Joint Military Command, Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool, declared the campus was under the full control of Iraqi special forces, officially known as the Counter Terrorism Service, who raised the Iraqi flag over its buildings. <br\/> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The troops searched campus buildings and removed bombs left by ISIS militants, Brig. Gen. Haider Fadhil of the special forces said. Fadhil added that the troops also entered the nearby Andalus neighborhood, which he expected would be fully retaken later in the day. <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraqi forces had entered the university grounds Friday and managed to secure more than half of the campus the next day amid tough resistance from IS militants, who mainly deployed sniper and mortar fire to slow down the advancing troops. <br\/> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1456\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ap17014688274997.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ap17014688274997.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ap17014688274997.jpg.jpg?resize=300,218 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ap17014688274997.jpg.jpg?resize=768,559 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ap17014688274997.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,745 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ap17014688274997.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1118 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Iraqi special forces fight against Islamic State militants to regain control of Mosul University, in the eastern side of Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: Khalid Mohammed\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday&#8217;s progress is the latest in a string of swift territorial gains in recent weeks by the U.S.-backed Iraqi military. 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