MOSUL — The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) resumed the western Mosul operation on early Thursday and managed to storm the city’s main airport and the nearby Ghazlani military base.
Raid Jawdat Shakir, a commander from the Iraqi federal police told BasNews on Thursday the ISF including rapid response forces, federal police and anti-terrorism forces stormed Mosul airport and Ghazlani military camp, the biggest military base in northern Iraq.
According to Shakir, the Iraqi troops have taken control of half of the airport and the military camp thus far.
He added that 10 Islamic State (IS) suicide bombers were also eliminated during today’s clashes.
After retaking the eastern half of Mosul earlier in January, recapturing the city’s airport and the Ghazlani military base, located in south-western Mosul, has been the ISF’s priority. Both locations are militarily of immense importance for launching the operations on the western half of the city which is still held by the IS militants.
Source:Basnews.com
