"The armed forces succeeded in liberating the left bank of the city of Mosul completely, after inflicting heavy losses in lives and equipment to the enemy," the ministry said in a statement on its website on Monday.
The announcement comes months after a large ground operation was launched to remove ISIL, also known as ISIS, from the northern city - the group's last major stronghold in Iraq.
Since the US-led offensive began on October 17, Iraqi forces have retaken a quarter of Mosul.
Iraq's defence ministry said it was clearing the areas it had taken of bombs left by ISIL.
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