Joint security forces foil ISIS attack, 17 militants killed, north of Mosul
Iraqi security forces. Archival photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – On Friday, Nineveh Operations Command announced, that the security forces foiled a violent attack and killed 17 ISIS militants north of Mosul.
Nineveh Operations said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The joint security forces were able to repel an attack by the ISIS on the village of Wardak in the district of al-Hamadaniya (40 km north of Mosul), resulting in the death of 17 [ISIS] elements, including three suicide bombers that had worn explosive belts,” adding that, “The security forces managed to foil the attack without any casualties.”