US-led airstrikes destroy ISIS strategic bridge in Nineveh
A demolished bridge in Mosul. (representational photo)
(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – Aircraft from the US-led international coalition forces destroyed on Tuesday a strategic bridge used by Islamic State extremist militants for conveying supplies, Al sumaria News reported.
The group used the bridge to convey ammunition from the restive city of Mosul to al-Hadar, 75 kilometers south of Nineveh, Alsumaria said, quoting a security source.
The strike relied on “Iraqi intelligence information,” the source added, noting it comes as part of efforts to isolate ISIS and deprive it of supply lines.
Iraqi joint forces, supported by a US air cover, continue operations to liberate the city of Mosul from ISIS militants. He group has been sustaining huge losses in lives, ground and supply since operation “We Are Coming Nineveh”, was launched in mid October. News reports have talked about militants running their families out of the city and others escaping the battlefield.