Sun Aug 14, 2016 17:00:27
The Kurdish Peshmerga forces liberated strategic villages near Mosul from ISIS control on Sunday.
The Kurds managed to establish full control over the villages of Shanaf, Takh, Tal Hamid, Qarqasha and Abzakh after heavy battle with the ISIS terrorists.
According to a source who called for anonymity, Peshmerga forces plan to liberate at least 11 villages from the ISIS during today's operation.
The Kurdish Peshmerga forces started new operations to seize back more areas near Mosul in Iraq, specially the strategic Nineveh plain.
"The Peshmerga forces started their fresh military offensives against the ISIS terrorists in al-Khazer and al-Kavir regions in Nineveh plain," the Arabic-language media quoted an unnamed Peshmerga officer as saying on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Iraq's joint military forces continued their advances in Nineveh province, and seized back four more strategic villages in al-Qayyara region near the city of Mosul on Sunday.
The Iraqi forces are now in full control of the villages of al-Jada'a, Zahiliya, Ajabeh and Javan in al-Qayyara region after killed tens of ISIL terrorists and destroyed their bomb-laden vehicles.
In a relevant development on Saturday, the Iraqi forces took full control of the villages of al-Marir, al-Bazajeleh, Imam Gharbi and al-Tala'eh in al-Qayyara region, FNA reported.
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