Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi forces retake 8 villages west of Mosul from Daesh

Army First Lieutenant Samir Dawood said on Thursday that the pro-government forces, commonly known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, had wrested complete control over the villages of al-Wahbi, Arfie, Arfie Awwal and Amlihat.

Dawood added that Hashd al-Sha’abi fighters had also recaptured the road linking the nearby al-Adnaniyah district and the mainly Shia-populated town of al-Ba’aj.

Later in the day, the media bureau of Hashd al-Sha’abi forces announced in a statement that the volunteer and pro-government fighters had liberated the villages of Kojou and Tel Ghazi north of Ba’aj from the grip of Daesh extremists.

Hashd al-Sha’abi fighters also retook the villages of Northern and Southern Biski north of Ba’aj.