Baghdad - Najla Al Taee
International coalition aircraft launched 24 airstrikes, Tuesday, on the sites of ISIS organization in Iraq and Syria, while Iraqi forces announced achieving rapid progress in the right side of Mosul.
The organization seeks to open new fronts of fighting, in other Iraqi provinces such as Anbar, Salahuddin and Diyala.
Central Command of coalition said in a statement the coalition aircraft launched 10 air strikes in Iraq, near the cities and towns of Kirkuk, Mosul, Rawah and Sinjar, against ISIS, as the aircraft carried out 14 similar strike on the organization's sites in Syria, near Raqqa, Deir Ezzor and Palmyra.
The military operations have achieved remarkable progress in Mosul, where the forces liberated new neighborhoods and regions, as well as control over the vital fourth bridge, which connects both sides of the city.
The commander of the Military operation in Mosul,Abdul Ameer Yara Allah, announced the liberation of Jawasaq neighborhood in the right side of Mosul, stressing the federal police controlled the western entrance of the fourth bridge, which connects both sides of the city, pointing to the liberation of al-Tayaran neighborhood, on the western side of the city.
Meanwhile, a source in Ninewa Operations Command confirmed that the Iraqi forces entered al-Dawasa neighborhood, on the left coast of Mosul, and clashed with elements of ISIS, noting the death of a leader in the the organization together with three of his companions, during the battles witnessed by the neighborhood.
The President of al-Ratba town, Imad al-Dulaimi, said that the battle of Mosul clearly reflected on the security situation in the western regions of the province, stressing that the desert of Anbar and Mosul are open and spacious, and can not be easily controlled. He predicted the flight of ISIS elements from Mosul to the desert around al-Ratba town, explaining that the worrying situation in the western desert, and requires additional security measures to control the security.
The ISIS launched a massive attack "Alas" oil fields , in Salahuddin province, clashed with fields charged with protecting Iraqi forces,while the clashes left casualties on both sides.
In spite of the liberation Salahuddin's cities from ISIS's control last year, but the eastern regions still has some elements of the organization. ISIS attacked the headquarters of Iraqi army in al-Azim town, located on the border between the provinces of Diyala and Salahuddin, prompting local officials to alert the security forces, and demand that the government to secure the area.