Iraq claims recapture of eastern Mosul from ISIS
Iraqi troops on Monday took complete control of eastern Mosul, 100 days after the start of their US-backed campaign to free the city from Islamic State militants. "[T]his is a gift to the Iraqi people", said Deputy Parliament Speaker Sheikh Humam Hamoudi. The campaign to recapture Mosul was launched in October 2016, more than two years after ISIS' takeover.