Al-Mahlawi: The operations of clearing the island of Kanous are nearing completion

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  • 25-10-2020, 11:03
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    Nineveh - INA - Amna Al Salami

     

     Today, Sunday, the Nineveh Operations Command announced that the security operations on the island of Kanous will soon end.

     The commander of Nineveh operations, Major General Ismail Al-Mahallawi, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The forces are carrying out their duty to secure the island of Kanous, to search for ISIS additions," stressing that the security operations are nearing an end.

     He pointed out that more than ninety percent of the island’s lands have been stripped and cleaned, and it is no longer suitable for ISIS terrorist gangs to hide.