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Iraq aircraft destroys IS explosives lab and fuel station in eastern Mosul

 Iraq aircraft destroys IS explosives lab and fuel station in eastern Mosul

Iraqi F16 fighter jet. File photo.

Iraq aircraft destroys IS explosives lab and fuel station in eastern Mosul
Iraqi F16 fighter jet. File photo.

Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday, that Iraqi Air Force destroyed an explosives laboratory and a fuel station belonging to the Islamic State in eastern Mosul.

The ministry said in a press statement, “F16 and L159 fighter jets of the Iraqi Air Force conducted several air strikes, based on information obtained from the General Directorate of Intelligence and Security, against the Islamic State in eastern Mosul.”

“The air strikes destructed an explosives laboratory, caches of weapons and a fuel station belonging to the Islamic State in the areas of al-Rashidiyah, al-Amel neighborhood and al-Qobba in eastern Mosul,” the statement added.

Nineveh Province is witnessing extensive military operations since October 2016, to retake the city of Mosul that was captured by the Islamic State in June 2014.

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