Army forces repel Islamic State’s attack near Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) An army officer announced on Friday, that the army forces repelled an attack launched by the Islamic State on a neighborhood in eastern Mosul.
Brigadier Shokr al-Nueimi said in a press statement, “Forces from the army’s 73rd brigade repulsed an attack launched by the Islamic State using different weapons on al-Falah neighborhood in eastern Mosul.”
“The Islamic State also launched an attack on the nearby IS-held Sukar neighborhood,” Nueimi added.
Nueimi didn’t give any further information on the losses of the two sides in the attacks.