Daesh car bombings leave 18 civilians dead in eastern Mosul

At least eighteen civilians have lost their lives when Daesh Takfiri terrorists launched two separate car bomb attacks in Mosul as Iraqi government forces and allied fighters are engaged in massive operations to drive the extremists out of the strategic northern city.

Security officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the explosions took place in al-Noor and in al-Tamim neighborhoods of Mosul, located some 400 kilometers north of the capital, Baghdad, on Saturday afternoon, Lebanon-based Arabic-language al-Mayadeen news network reported.

Major General Maan al-Saadi, a commander of the Iraqi army’s special forces, which are spearheading the operation to retake Mosul, announced on December 12 that government troops had liberated al-Noor district from the grip of Daesh terrorists.