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| Iraq |
| Iraqi forces destroy ISIS explosives facility in Saladin |
| 2016-09-17 |
| [ARA News] DUHOK – The Iraqi air force bombed an ISIS explosives facility in the Saladin province on Friday, officials said. Iraqi warplanes launched several airstrikes on headquarters of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the Hawija district in the Saladin province, bombing a crucial explosives facility held by the radical group. “ISIS headquarters in Hawija were hit by four airstrikes on Friday evening. A key bomb making facility was destroyed, and dozens of ISIS militants were killed,” Iraqi army official Khalid Haddad told ARA News. “The strikes were carried out by the Iraqi air force after receiving information from reliable sources on the location of the facility and other ISIS headquarters inside Hawija district,” the official reported. The Iraqi forces have been coordinating the anti-ISIS operations with the US-led coalition. “A high level of coordination and cooperation with the coalition forces has enabled the Iraqi army to direct painful blows to ISIS in the past few weeks,” media activist Haidar al-Khalidi told ARA News in Saladin. “Explosives-making facilities, where bombs are being made, are considered a main source of power for ISIS. So, the destruction of the Hawija explosives facility could have serious consequences for the terrorist group and undermine its ability to continue its operations in Saladin province,” al-Khalidi said. |
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