Iraqi forces liberate Jaber Bin Hayan facility east of Badush, near Mosul
Iraqi security forces. File photo.
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) We Are Coming, Nineveh Operations Command announced on Saturday liberating Jaber Bin Hayan facility, east of Badush, in western Mosul.
Commander of Operations, Lieutenant General Abdel Amir Rasheed Yarallah, said in a press statement, “Troops of the army’s 16th brigade liberated Jaber Bin Hayan facility, east of Badush, and raised Iraqi flag over its building, after inflicting heavy human and material losses on the enemy.”
Furthermore, Commander of Joint Operations, Lieutenant General Taleb Shaghati, announced that forces from the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service liberated 50% of the areas in western Mosul from the Islamic State group.
Nineveh Province is witnessing extensive military operations, after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced launching an offensive to liberate the western side of the city of Mosul, in addition to capturing the last stronghold of the Islamic State in the city.
Meanwhile, Security forces continue liberating the remaining areas controlled by the Islamic State in the province of Nineveh, as well as inflicting heavy human and material losses on the group.