174 IS members killed by the Nineveh Operations Command
Nineveh Operations Command announced on Friday killing 174 members of the Islamic State, while trying to attack security forces in the province, as well as detonating their booby-trapped vehicles. “Federal Police troops continue searching and cleansing buildings and roads from explosive devices.” said the commander of the operation. “Terrorists tried to attack the villages of al-Arbaj and al-Azba, but our troops managed to kill 22 of them, in addition to detonating two booby-trapped vehicles” Yarallah added. In addition, Yarallah pointed out that the Islamic State’s terrorists launched an attack on the neighborhoods of al-Intisar and al-Salam using suicide bombers and car bombs, but their attack was foiled by security troops who also detonated three car.