Peshmerga forces advance 20 km into al-Khazir north of Mosul
Peshmerga forces during confrontations against ISIS. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Nineveh – A security source in Nineveh province said on Sunday, that the paramilitary Kurdish Peshmerga force had managed to kill tens of ISIS militants and advance 20 kilometers into the axis of al-Khazir north of Mosul.
The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, Peshmerga forces carried out an operation to liberate Nineveh Plain in the axis of al-Khazir, north of Mosul, resulting in the death of tens of ISIS terrorists, in addition to fully liberating four villages and advancing 20 kilometers in the axis.”
The source, who requested to remain anonymous, added, “The Peshmerga engineering force continues to dismantle the explosive devices in the four liberated villages.”