Air Raids, Blasts Leave 55 ISIL Terrorists Dead in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Dispatches) – At least 55 ISIL terrorists have been killed in Iraq as the army and allied fighters advance against the Takfiri terrorists throughout the Middle Eastern country.
Aerial assaults conducted by the U.S.-led coalition claimed the lives of 12 ISIL elements in the Khidr district of the Nineveh Province, Iraqi sources say.
Meanwhile, 10 more terrorists were killed as a vehicle packed with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) exploded in a village on the way connecting the towns of Qayyarah and Makhmur in southern Mosul.
Commander of al-Jazeera Operations Major General Qassim al-Mohamadi said that 30 ISIL extremists were killed during the Iraqi army offensives.
He further noted that three other terrorists lost their lives in airstrikes carried out by the Iraqi army against the Takfiri terrorists in the city of Hit situated in the Anbar province.
The developments come as the Iraqi army is gearing up for a major offensive in late September to purge ISIL from Mosul, the country's second city. Iraqi forces have managed to wrest control of several areas in the southern parts of the strategic city.
Earlier this week, the Iraqi forces liberated the town of Qayyarah, which is expected to be used as a launchpad for the Mosul operation.
The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued by gruesome violence ever since ISIL terrorists mounted an offensive in June 2014.
The Iraqi army and fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units have been engaged in joint operations to retake terrorist-held areas.
Since August 2014, the U.S., along with some of its allies, has been conducting air raids against purported ISIL positions in Iraq. The aerial assaults, however, have failed to disband the extremists.
Aerial assaults conducted by the U.S.-led coalition claimed the lives of 12 ISIL elements in the Khidr district of the Nineveh Province, Iraqi sources say.
Meanwhile, 10 more terrorists were killed as a vehicle packed with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) exploded in a village on the way connecting the towns of Qayyarah and Makhmur in southern Mosul.
Commander of al-Jazeera Operations Major General Qassim al-Mohamadi said that 30 ISIL extremists were killed during the Iraqi army offensives.
He further noted that three other terrorists lost their lives in airstrikes carried out by the Iraqi army against the Takfiri terrorists in the city of Hit situated in the Anbar province.
The developments come as the Iraqi army is gearing up for a major offensive in late September to purge ISIL from Mosul, the country's second city. Iraqi forces have managed to wrest control of several areas in the southern parts of the strategic city.
Earlier this week, the Iraqi forces liberated the town of Qayyarah, which is expected to be used as a launchpad for the Mosul operation.
The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued by gruesome violence ever since ISIL terrorists mounted an offensive in June 2014.
The Iraqi army and fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units have been engaged in joint operations to retake terrorist-held areas.
Since August 2014, the U.S., along with some of its allies, has been conducting air raids against purported ISIL positions in Iraq. The aerial assaults, however, have failed to disband the extremists.