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Fewer than 1,000 jihadists left in embattled Mosul, coalition says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Islamic State terrorist group forces locked in battle with Iraqi troops for the northern city of Mosul are estimated to be down to fewer than 1,000 fighters, a spokesman for the US-led coalition says.
Colonel Joe Scrocca, a spokesman for the Baghdad-based coalition, says IS had an estimated 2,000 fighters in west Mosul when the Iraqi push began in mid-February. “We believe it’s less than half now,” he says.
–Agencies
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