Islamic State defense lines in Mosul Airport collapse amid heavy fire
Iraqi security forces fire a heavy artillery. File photo.
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) One of the Islamic State’s advanced defense lines in Mosul Airport collapsed amid heavy shelling, a source told Alsumaria News on Sunday.
The source said, “One of the advanced defense lines, which were created by the Islamic State in Mosul Airport in western the city, collapsed after intense shelling.”
“Dozens of the Islamic State’s fighters were seen while fleeing from the airport, after the shelling,” the source added on condition of anonymity.
Earlier today, Lieutenant General Abdel Amir Yarallah emphasized that Iraqi Armed Forces are racing, in high spirits, to liberate western Mosul from the Islamic State group.