Iraqi joint forces managed to besiege ISIS militants, as they cut the roads of supply to the extremist group in the western side of the city, as the military media cell revealed that the air force executed air raids against the strongholds of the extremist group. It said that the raids led to the killing of over 60 militants and the injury of over 30 in addition to the destruction of a store of weapons at Qaem district.

According to a statement, the Iraqi forces managed to destroy a workshop to make explosives and car bombs. They also undermined large amounts of Katyusha rockets, killing over 10 extremists and injuring three others at Mousl’s Old Textile Plant.

Iraq’s Ministry of Defense issued a statement revealed the success of Iraqi army to liberate a number of villages during the current military operations to cleanse Mousl form the elements of the extremist group, including Bakhira, Sheikh Younis and Debaja. It added that they managed to kill a large number of extremists and destroy their equipment.

The statement clarified that the liberation of these villages allowed the Iraqi troops to besiege the extremist militias from the western side and to cut all roads from which the militant group receives its supplies.

In the same context, the statement added that Iraqi Minister of Defense Erfan Al Heyali received U.S military leader Joseph Fotil on Thursday to discuss the recent developments on the military side during the current operations to liberate the rest of Mousl from the grip of the extremist group.

The American leader praised the Iraqi victories, stressing his country’s support for the current Iraqi efforts to eliminate extremism. He expressed their aspiration for stronger relations between Iraq and the United State in the future, stressing their readiness to provide training the Iraqi troops and to meet their demands of weapons.

On the other hand, new leaked documents revealed that ISIS fighters turned to making execuses to escape from the fighting arena and to return to their countries, as one of the French fighters called “Abu Soheeb Al Faransi” asked the group’s leaders to exempt him from fighting and to allow him return to his country. He blamed “defects in his ankles” for his desire not to participate in the fighting and to return to his country.

However, another fighter called “Abu Anas” claimed that he is sick without presenting any medical report, asking for exemption from participating in the fight. A number of documents revealed that a large number of ISIS fighters gained exemptions from the group’s leader not to participate in the fighting.

The documents revealed diverse reasons behind the fighters’ exemption and allowing them return to their countries, including the injuries and the fighters’ desire to transfer to other areas. The demands of fighters not to participate in the battles come in critical period, as the extremist group suffers from increasing defeats in Iraq.