Federal Police forces kill 40 IS militants, destroy 4 car bombs near Mosul
Federal Police forces. File photo.
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Federal Police Command in Nineveh Province announced on Monday, that more than 40 members of the Islamic State were killed, southeast of Mosul, while pointed out to the destruction of four booby-trapped vehicles.
The Command said in a statement, “Federal Police forces managed to kill 40 members of the Islamic State terrorist group, while liberating Falastin neighborhood, southeast of the city of Mosul.”
“Security forces also managed to detonate four booby-trapped vehicles belong to the extremist group, before reaching military troops, without any casualties among the security ranks,” the statement added.
Earlier today, We Are Coming Nineveh Operations Command announced liberating Falastin neighborhood in eastern Mosul, as well as raising Iraqi flag over its buildings.