Iraqi army, volunteer fighters force Daesh terrorists out of Mosul airport
Iraqi government forces, supported by fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, have closed in on the Mosul International Airport, forcing the Daesh Takfiri terrorists to pull out of the facility.
The development came as Iraqi forces are engaged in a new offensive to fully recapture the country’s second largest city and drive Daesh terrorists out of their last urban bastion in the Arab country.
Commander of Federal Police Forces Lieutenant General Raed Shaker Jawdat announced the news in a statement on Tuesday, saying that the airport had been a strategic stronghold for Daesh and the progress was made after fierce fighting with Takfiri terrorists.
He added that tactics employed by Iraqi forces, including heavy bombardment of Daesh positions by jets and helicopters, forced the group to fully withdraw from the facility, adding that liberation operation, commenced early morning on Tuesday, also inflicted substantial damage on the group.
