Fri Apr 22, 2016 16:31:17
A video released on Thursday by the Iraqi Ministry of Defence is said to show attacks by Iraqi government forces on Islamic State group positions in Beiji city.
The footage shows plumes of smoke rising above houses believed to be used as hideouts by the ISIS terrorists in Beiji (Baiji) some 150 miles (241 kilometres) north of Baghdad.
The Ministry of Defence said in a statement attached to the video that the Islamic State (ISIL, Daesh and IS) group had suffered heavy losses in men and equipment following the attack.
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