--- description: Iraqi forces attempting to recapture the city — the largest one under ISIS control — said they had advanced to the village of Haj Ali title: Iraqi Forces Make Progress in Bid to Retake Mosul From ISIS image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte81326e18bdf7884/69889777a988ca757f6b8348/rtsc84i.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Iraq](/tag/iraq/) ## Iraq Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Iraqi Forces Move a Step Closer to Regaining Mosul From ISIS by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 13, 2016 5:32 AM CUT  Iraqi soldiers fire a rocket toward ISIS militants on the outskirt of Makhmour, south of Mosul, Iraq, on March 25, 2016 Iraqi soldiers fire a rocket toward ISIS militants on the outskirt of Makhmour, south of Mosul, Iraq, on March 25, 2016Azad Lashkari—Reuters by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 13, 2016 5:32 AM CUT A U.S.-led military coalition in Iraq has made further [progress](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-offensive-idUSKCN0YY07K "undefined") in the push to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), moving toward a key village to the city’s south on Sunday after having captured another from the extremist group. Members of the Iraqi force attempting to recapture the city — the largest one under ISIS control — said they had advanced to the village of Haj Ali in tanks and armored vehicles after militants fled the adjacent village Kharaib Jabr, Reuters reported. “In the beginning they resisted, but when they saw the force they withdrew,” an officer told Reuters. ISIS has been in control of Mosul for the past two years, since it declared a caliphate across Iraq and neighboring Syria. However, a recent military offensive alongside air strikes by international forces has resulted in multiple setbacks to the terrorist group. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-offensive-idUSKCN0YY07K "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4365814/iras-forces-isis-mosul-recapture/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4365814/iras-forces-isis-mosul-recapture/"},"headline":"Iraqi Forces Move a Step Closer to Regaining Mosul From ISIS","datePublished":"2016-06-13T05:32:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:33:07.159Z","description":"The militant group has held the major city for two years","url":"https://time.com/4365814/iras-forces-isis-mosul-recapture/","keywords":["Iraq","Military","U.S.","ISIS","Middle East","Mosul","airstrikes"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte81326e18bdf7884/69889777a988ca757f6b8348/rtsc84i.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte81326e18bdf7884/69889777a988ca757f6b8348/rtsc84i.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Iraqi soldiers fire a rocket toward Islamic State militants on the outskirt of the Makhmour south of Mosul","caption":"Iraqi soldiers fire a rocket toward Islamic State militants on the outskirt of the Makhmour south of Mosul","creditText":"Azad Lashkari—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/iraq/","name":"Iraq"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4365814/iras-forces-isis-mosul-recapture/","name":"Iraqi Forces Move a Step Closer to Regaining Mosul From ISIS"}}]}] ```