Extremist group, the Islamic State (IS) from Mosul, Iraqi forces had recaptured the airport.
After nearly four hours of fighting, the BBC said in a report Thursday that it comes under control.ISO rescued last month from the eastern part of Mosul, Iraqi forces. Air strikes and artillery shelling on Sunday morning, the Islamic State positions in western Mosul, the Iraqi troops approached. Located in the south west of Mosul, Mosul the same day as the attack on the airport, they reached a distance.Thursday morning, said Iraqi forces had surrounded the Mosul airport. IS fighters retreated after fighting for nearly four hours. US troops have taken back to the airport, but they. They are heavy shelling from the Iraqi forces.
