TEHRAN – Liberation of Mosul after 3 years of occupation and violence promises better and brighter days for Iraqi people as well as all the countries in the region, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweeted on Friday.

Also, in separate letters to Iraqi President Fuad Masum and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Rouhani congratulated the military advances in the Iraqi city.

He expressed hope that through joint efforts, the people and states of the Middle East would purge the entire region from terrorists.

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