Security forces thwart Islamic State’s attack on Hadba, Mosul
Iraqi security forces. File photo.
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Military Intelligence Directorate announced on Sunday foiling an attack launched by the Islamic State group on al-Hadba area using a booby-trapped vehicle.
The directorate said in a press statement, “In coordination with Nineveh Operations, our forces foiled an attack, using a booby-trapped vehicle, launched by the Islamic State on the security troops in al-Hadba area, in Nineveh Province.”
“Security forces managed to kill the suicide bomber, who was driving the booby-trapped vehicle, and confiscated the vehicle,” the statement added.
Iraqi joint security forces, backed by Army Aviation and international coalition forces, continue the battle to liberate Mosul that was launched in October 2016, to retake the city from the Islamic State’s grip.