Kurdish Troops Liberate over 40 Square Miles from Daesh Near Mosul
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Kurdish Peshmerga forces have liberated some 120 square kilometers (46 square miles) from the Daesh terrorist group to the east of Iraq's Mosul, a Peshmerga representative said Wednesday.
"After three days of fighting, Peshmerga was able to capture 120 square kilometers of territory, containing nine settlements, to the East of Mosul," Amir Sherifi told reporters.
The advance is being carried out with the support of the international coalition air cover, he added, Sputnik reported.
Some 5,000 Kurdish fighters armed by large-caliber weapons were participating in the offensive, according to Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).
The second largest Iraqi city of Mosul was captured by the terrorists of Daesh, which is a militant group outlawed in many countries, in 2014. Daesh overran large swathes of Syria and Iraq in 2013 and 2014.
