Iran Congratulates Iraq on Mosul Victory
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The Islamic Republic of Iran congratulated Iraq on its victory over Daesh [the Arabic acronym for the Takfiri ‘ISIS/ISIL' group] in Mosul offering to help rebuild the country, as Iraqi troops push to clear the last of the terrorists from the ruined city.
"Congratulations to brave people and Government of Iraq upon liberation of Mosul," Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote late Sunday in a tweet.
"When Iraqis join hands, no limits to what they can achieve," he added.
Earlier on Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was in Mosul, officially marking the end of a difficult campaign to retake the city, where Daesh declared its self-styled caliphate three years ago.
Other Iranian officials also welcomed the victory, Iraq's biggest yet against the terrorists.
It was a "great achievement in the path to ending the presence and savage actions of the criminal Daesh group against the Iraqi nation", said Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in messages to Abadi and Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani.
"The government, armed forces and the brave nation of Islamic Iran ... are prepared to offer aid to the displaced and injured in the war and help rebuild the cities and vital infrastructure in the country," official news agency IRNA quoted Shamkhani as saying.
For their part, Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan and the chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, also congratulated Abadi, saying they were ready to boost defense and security ties with Baghdad.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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