Alalam - Iraq
According to the "Factiniraq" news portal, the airstrike also damaged Iraqi military hardware, and the troops had to retreat from the area.
The airstrike which occurred on Friday targeted an armored division destroying eight infantry fighting vehicles and four Humvee military trucks, the army source told Sputnik.
The Iraqi operation to liberate Mosul, which was occupied by the Daesh terrorist group in June 2014, has been ongoing since October 17.
The offensive is led by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and Iraqi soldiers backed by Hashd Al Shabbi or Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
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