BAGHDAD (Sputnik) — The country's second biggest city, Nineveh's Mosul, has been under the control of Daesh, since June 2014.
In January, Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled Obaidi said the battle for Mosul would take place in 2016 and would become the key operation in the fight against Daesh.
"A joint center, which includes Iraqi army officers as well as representatives of the US-led international coalition, was opened in Erbil in the [Iraqi] Kurdistan region. Its purpose will be coordination of counter terrorism fight and coordination in Nineveh after the start of the operation there," Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasul said.
According to Rasul, another command center for the Nineveh liberation was opened near the town of Makhmur in Erbil province.
The service personnel will be ready to begin the operation as soon as they have been equipped, the spokesman added.
