The international coalition destroyed all bridges across the Tigris in Mosul

Aviation of the international coalition under the leadership of the United States destroyed the last, fifth bridge across the Tigris in Mosul. This was reported by the Iraqi News website, citing a member of the Ninawa provincial council.

RIA Novosti also writes about the destruction of the bridge , citing a source in the Iraqi army. There is no confirmation of this information from the command of the operation to liberate Mosul from terrorists from the Islamic State.

The rest of the bridges were destroyed during airstrikes in October-November. The purpose of the bombing was to deprive IS militants of supplies on the east coast, where the Iraqi army is advancing. The UN expressed concern about the destruction of the bridges, because of this, civilians cannot leave the area of ​​hostilities.

• The operation to free Mosul, the largest city in the country under IS control, from terrorists has been ongoing since mid-October. The operation involves the Iraqi army, Kurdish Peshmerga detachments, Shiite militias, as well as an international coalition led by the United States. *