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2,000 IS fighters killed in battle for Mosul — US
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIraqi and US-led coalition forces have killed or gravely wounded more than 2,000 Islamic State fighters in the battle for Mosul since October, the top US commander in Iraq says.
Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend tells reporters there are still an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 IS fighters defending Mosul. He applauded the efforts of Iraqi security forces, who began their offensive on October 17, in what has been billed a decisive phase of the anti-IS fight.
“By our calculations, we think we have killed or badly wounded over 2,000,” Townsend said at a joint news conference with US Defense Secretary Ash Carter at Qayara air base.
— AP
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