Mosul on path for liberation
Iraqi Ambassador to Korea Wadee B. H. al-Batti speaks during a press briefing at the embassy on Nov. 25. The envoy stressed that the northern city Mosul, held by the Islamic State extremist group, was on its way to liberation. Iraqi security forces, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, Sunni Arab tribesmen and Shia militiamen, assisted by the U.S.-led coalition, launched the offensive on Oct. 17. The ambassador said ending terrorism applied not only to his country but around the world. / Courtesy of the Iraqi Embassy