Iraqi Air Force kills 20 Daesh commanders near Mosul

The Iraqi Defense Ministry, citing information provided by the Directorate of General Military Intelligence, announced in a statement on Thursday that the military aircraft targeted Daesh terrorists during a meeting west of Mosul, located some 400 kilometers north of the capital Baghdad.

The ministry added that 20 commanders and 50 members of the terrorist group were killed in the aerial attack.

The slain militants were apparently planning attacks on the strategically important city of Tal Afar, situated 63 kilometers west of Mosul.