Prime Minister of Iraq announces the military defeat of IS in the country

A picture taken on July 1, 2017, shows the black flag of the Islamic State (IS) group moving in the wind near the medical complex in the Shifa neighbourhood, on the west bank of Mosul, on July 1, 2017, where they are battling some of the last members of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in the city. / AFP PHOTO / Fadel SENNA (Photo credit should read FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images)
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said that the Islamic State terrorist organization suffered a military defeat in the country. This is reported by NRT.

At the same time he stressed that “the political differences allow IS to commit new acts of terror.”

Earlier, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced the defeat of the IS militants.