US Department of Defense spokesman Jeff Davis said that James Mattis and Iraqi Defense Minister Arfan al-Hayali have discussed in a phone call preparations for liberation of western Mosul from Daesh terrorists, APA reports quoting sputniknews.
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Iraqi Defense Minister Arfan al-Hayali have discussed in a phone call preparations for liberation of western Mosul from Daesh terrorists, US Department of Defense spokesman Jeff Davis said in a release on Wednesday.
"Secretary Mattis congratulated Minister Hayali on his new position and praised the Iraqis' hard-won gains against ISIS [Daesh] — most recently in eastern Mosul. Both discussed planning for operations to liberate western Mosul," Davis stated.