Joint forces launch offensive on ISIS sites in southern Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) On Wednesday, a local source in Nineveh province said, that joint forces from the local police and the Peshmerga forces backed with volunteers have launched an offensive on ISIS sites in southern Mosul.
The source informed IraqiNews, “Today, joint forces consisting of Nineveh police and Kurdish Peshmerga forces backed by Arab tribal fighters have carried out an offensive operation on ISIS sites in Qayara area, located southern Mosul,” noting that, “The operation has resulted in liberating some expanses of territory in the area.”
“The international coalition warplanes have offered intensive air bombing on ISIS targets during the operation,”
“The militants withdrew to the eastern side of the area after suffered big losses in the battle,” the source added.
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