Iraqi troops fighting ISIS storm Mosul government complex, then pull back
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces fought their way Tuesday into the heart of western Mosul, storming the government complex in this part of the city but quickly pulled back in the face of heavy fire from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Earlier in the morning, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Amir Rasheed Yar Allah said the troops […]U.S.-backed Iraqi forces fought their way Tuesday into the heart of western Mosul, storming the government complex in this part of the city but quickly pulled back in the face of heavy fire from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Earlier in the morning, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Amir Rasheed Yar Allah said the troops hoisted an Iraqi flag on the complex of buildings in the Dawasa neighborhood, hailing as heroes the federal police units behind the taking of the area.
But by noon, troops on the ground said the complex had not yet been secured and that they were facing a wave of intense ISIS counterattacks.
