Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi delivers remarks at the morning ministerial plenary for the Global Coalition working to Defeat ISIS at the State Department in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - The "liberation" of the city of Mosul from Islamic State will be announced in a few days, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday, according to Baghdad-based Sumaria TV.
"It's a matter of a few days and we will announce the total liberation of Mosul," Abadi told reporters in Baghdad, according to al-Sumaria.
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