Paramilitary troops reach to last IS supply route in Qairawan, western Mosul
Forces from al-Hashd al-Shaabi militia.
The troops of Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units) “controlled the main street in Qairawan,” according to its media service
“The troops cut all of the supply routes of IS, which now has only one route of Qahtaniyah -Qairawan route in the west,” it added. The militants “withdrew from the front defense lines to inside Qairawan
Meanwhile, a security source told Shafaq News that IS evacuated the residents from a village in Qairawan as the battle rages.
“The militants forced the people in al-Mawaleh village, west of Qairawan, to leave toward Baaj district, in west of Mosul on borders with Syria,” the source added.
PMUs liberated many villages in Qairawan region, a main Islamic State bastion which links between Tal Afar town and the Syrian borders, over the past two days as the troops launched operations on Friday to free the region.
The eastern side of Mosul was recaptured in January following three months of battles. Another offensive was launched in February to recapture the western flank of the city.
Iraqi commanders predict recapturing the remaining parts of the city this month.