Iraqi armed forces continue offensives against the Islamic State in the northern Nineveh province. A military statement described this as the first stage of an operation aimed at liberating the city of Mosul.
伊拉克军队持续对在北部尼尼微省的‘伊斯兰国’发起攻击。一份军事声明中称这是为解放摩苏尔市而采取的第一阶段的作战行动。
Nicknamed the "Fatah Operation", the assault was launched on Thursday from the Makhmur area. Military experts say the operation will last months, and Iraqi officials say they will retake Mosul, the capital of Nineveh, by this year. The province lies northwest of Iraq, bordering Syria. Mosul, taken over by ISIL in June 2014, has become the headquarters of the group.
周二袭击行动在Makhmur地区发起，行动绰号为“法塔赫行动”。军事专家称这场行动将持续数月。伊拉克官方人士表示，他们将在今年年底收回尼尼微省会摩苏尔。该省地处伊拉克西北边境，与叙利亚接壤。摩苏尔在2014年6月被伊斯兰国占领，被称为该组织的总部。

Experts say Iraqi military forces have made great success in the past six months.
专家称伊拉克军队在过去的六个月内已经取得了重大成绩。