Dozens of militants killed during operations to liberate Mousl

A number of ISIS militants rebelled against the group's leaders inside one of the major camps in Mousl due to the recent orders to withdraw the foreign and Arab fighters from the front lines of confrontation against the Iraqi troops during their current operations to liberate the right bank of the city. 

Meanwhile, the Iraqi forces resumed their advance in the western side of Mousl' right bank in the framework of operations launched on Sunday to liberate the rest of the Iraqi second largest city, as the International Coalition launched 40 raids on ISIS strongholds in both Syria and Iraq during the recent 24 hours.

According to a statement from central leadership of the International Coalition, the forces targeted ISIS sites in Iraq with 14 raids near the areas of Beji, Kirkuk, Tagi and Mousl, while they executed 26 raids in Syria targeting Al Bab, Raqqa and Deir Al Zour.

On his hand, leader of "We Are Coming Nineveh" Abdel Amir Yar-Allah said that they managed to liberate Ibrahimiya village located in the western side of Mousl's right bank. He added that they raised the Iraqi flags over its buildings causing major losses among the members of the extremist group.

He added that Federal Police managed to liberate Zakrotia village overlooking the Tigris River, adding that they also liberated Debaja village and raised the Iraqi flag over its buildings.

Leader of Federal Police Shaker Gawdat revealed that the operations that they conducted in the southern area of Mousl led to the killing of 79 extremists and the destruction of 13 machines, three tunnels and five explosive belts.

According to a security source, ISIS local camp witnessed a state of rebellion among the fighters in the western side of Mousl in an unprecedented development. The fighters expressed their protest against the orders to withdraw the foreign and Arab fighters from the front lines of confrontations against the Iraqi troops.

The source expected that the situation could witness notable aggravation during the coming hours, saying that the development could lead to more surprises.

In the same context, Iraqi Defense Ministry said that the Iraqi air forces launched air raids against the strongholds of the extremist group in Anbar in cooperation with General Directorate of Intelligence and Security. He added that they managed to destroy a number of weapons stores and a laboratory to make explosives.

Security expert Fadek Abu Regheif praised the timing of the decision to launch the military operations to liberate the right bank of Mousl, saying that the current operations will be different from the previous battle in which the city's left bank has been liberated. He stressed that the residents will cooperate with the Iraqi forces.