Sputnik- US Vice President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi discussed in a phone call on Monday the ongoing operation to liberate Mosul and the larger campaign against Daesh, the White House said in a press release.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik)�� Abadi launched the operation to�retake Mosul on�October 17, more than�two years after�it was occupied by�Daesh militants.

"The Vice President spoke today with�Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to�discuss the campaign to�liberate Mosul and the broader campaign to�defeat ISIL [Daesh] in�Iraq," the release stated on�Monday.

Biden praised recent successes by�the Iraqi Security Forces and pledged continued US support for�Iraq, including for�its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Earlier on�Monday, the first humanitarian convoys reached Mosul residents in�the district of�Zahra, where grocery stores have been closed since�October, according to�media reports.