Iraqi governmental troops resumed their advance in the framework of the current military operations to liberate the city of Mousl from the grip of ISIS extremist group, as the Federal Police made contact with the military forces existed currently in the governmental buildings of Nineveh recently liberated from the extremist group. Meanwhile, “We are Coming Nineveh” forces resumed its advance towards new areas in the city’s right bank in cooperation with the Iraqi air forces and International Coalition.

The forces said, in a press statement, that the Iraqi forces resumed their advance in the districts of Prophet Shiith and Akeedat, as they cleansed a large number of buildings and areas from the remnants of the extremist group. They managed to kill a number of extremists, including four snipers, and destroyed four bombing wheels and eight motorcycles. They also exploded 24 explosive devices and dropped two drones related to the extremists and seized large amounts of weapons and equipment.

The statement added that the Iraqi troops reached to a mosque in the central area of the Iraqi city, in which ISIS leader Abu Baker Al Baghdadi announced the establishment of the Islamic Caliphate in the areas controlled by the extremist group in both Syria and Iraq

Anti-extremism troops, on their hand, managed to liberate a number of districts, including Al Mansour, and Shohada. They controlled gas and power stations in addition to a station to distribute the oil products. They also liberated a number of buildings at Molameen district killing a number of extremists. They also destroyed a large number of bombing wheels and a laboratory to make bombs.

Local sources revealed that the International Coalition’s fighter jets managed to destroy one of the major headquarters of ISIS in Nineveh at Refaei district. They added that the bombardment led to the killing of dozens of the extremist militants, saying that they group prevented the residents from approaching.

According to the sources, the Iraqi troops managed to liberate Badosh prison raising the Iraqi flags overits walls. The Iraqi forces currently work to inspect its cells. The federal police also liberated 10 prisoners trotures by the extremist elements of ISIS.

According to a security source, the Iraqi troops managed to restore 90 percent of Mousl's Jadeed district, adding that they also controlled large swath of Mansour district in the southern side of the city.

In the same context, the security forces liberated the governmental complex in Nineveh in addition to a number of districts, including Dendan, and Dawasa. 

On his hand, Spokesperson of anti-extremism troops Sabah Al Noman revealed that the Iraqi troops achieve notable success upon the plan drafted to liberate Mousl. He described the liberation of the governmental complex as a turning point in the current military operations.

He stressed that they give the priority to the protection of civilians, saying that the extremist militias destroyed the infrastructure of the city's right bank. The military Intelligence Directorate revealed that the Iraqi troops managed to kill a number of militants’ leaders, including Abu Omar and Abu Fatima Al Kasoli.

According to military sources, the International Coalition’s air raids led to the killing of a number of ISIS foreign experts in the city, including Abu Aisha who enjoys experience in bombing the wheels and developing the weapons, and Abu Mohamed Al Russi, who worked as aircraft engineer, in addition to Abu Omar Al Fransi, who worked before as a director of Mercedes.