"The (US-led) international coalition has not been serious about fighting
against the ISIL because the terrorist group moves in line with the US national
security interests. Also, the international coalition doesn’t fight against the
ISIL and it even sometimes helps them," al-Nouri said on Saturday.
Stressing that Hashd al-Shaabi has liberated different Iraqi territories without
reliance on Americans' assistance, he said, "Washington wants to include itself
in the final victory over the ISIL, but I should stress that this victory was
gained by the Iraqis and the US has played no role in it (liberation of Mosul)."
After heavy and door-to-door battles for 12 days in Mosul, Iraqi forces captured
on Thursday the wrecked historic mosque of Mosul in which the ISIL terrorist
group proclaimed its self-styled 'caliphate' three years ago.
Taking the Grand al-Nuri Mosque gave a symbolic victory to the Iraqi forces who
have been battling for more than eight months to capture Mosul, the Northern
city that served as ISIL's de-facto capital in Iraq.
In a statement on Thursday, the Iraqi premier announced an end to ISIL's "state
of falsehood" following the recapture of the historical Grand al-Nuri Mosque at
the heart of Mosul.
"The return of al-Nuri Mosque and al-Hadba minaret to the fold of the nation
marks the end of the Daesh state of falsehood," Abadi said.
SOURCE: Fars News Agency