Iraq Recaptures 4 Villages from Daesh S Mosul
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Iraqi government forces managed to gain more ground in the troubled northern province of Nineveh as they are pushing to drive Daesh [the Arabic acronym for the Takfiri terrorist "ISIS" group] from the strategic militant-held city of Mosul, which is located in the province.
The statement did not provide the exact number of casualties among Daesh terrorists, only saying that dozens of them had been killed during the battles.
The development came on the same day that Iraqi F-16 fighter jets carried out several airstrikes against Daesh positions in the Riyadh region of the town of Hawijah, situated about 282 kilometers north of the capital, Baghdad, killing scores of the extremists.
Also on Tuesday, Iraqi military aircraft pounded a Daesh hideout in Hassan Koi Village on the outskirts of Tal Afar city, situated 63 kilometers west of Mosul, killing all terrorists who had been holed up inside.
The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued by gruesome violence ever since Daesh terrorists mounted an offensive in Iraq in June 2014. The militants have been committing vicious crimes against all ethnic and religious communities in the Arab country, including Shias, Sunnis, Kurds and Christians.
The Iraqi army and fighters from the Popular Mobilization units have been engaged in joint operations to retake militant-held regions.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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