Dozens of IS militants killed in airstrikes west of Mosul
Coalition aircraft while conducting airstrikes against IS in Iraq
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Dozens of Islamic State militants were killed on Tuesday while two shelters of the group were destroyed in a strike in western Mosul, according to War Media Cell.
“The army jets launched airstrikes against IS in al-Zengili and the train station regions, in western Mosul,” the cell said in a statement.
“The strikes left dozens of IS fighters killed,” it added
Iraqi jets targets the IS-held regions in west of Mosul on a daily basis leaving victims and injured.
In related news, nine IS members, including a Saudi national, were killed, a missile store was destroyed in an airstrike in Mosul.
“The airstrikes were launched depending on federal investigations and intelligence information,” the statement said.
“The strikes destroyed a missile store and killed nine militants, including a Saudi national in charge of the store, while they were inside the store located in Tammuz district, western Mosul.
Airstrikes pounded al-Tanak district earlier on Tuesday killing Yunus al-Jubouri, aka Abu Hajar al-Arabi, who was commanding suicide fighters, Azab Mamoud Taha, aka Abu Mohamed, who was in charge of drafting children fighters known as “Cubs of the Caliphate” and Sabah al-Mawla, aka Abu Aws al-Iraqi, who was the chief booby-trapping officer for the so-called “Nineveh State”.