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Iraqi Army, US-Led Coalition Airstrikes Eliminate 45 Daesh Terrorists Near Mosul

© AP Photo / Hadi MizbanIraqi Army soldiers celebrate as they hold a flag of the Islamic State group they captured during a military operation to regain control of a village outside Mosul, Iraq (File)
Iraqi Army soldiers celebrate as they hold a flag of the Islamic State group they captured during a military operation to regain control of a village outside Mosul, Iraq (File) - Sputnik International
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A total of 45 Daesh militants have been killed in the airstrikes carried out by the Iraqi Air Forces and the US-led coalition, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said on Monday.

An Iraqi soldier stands atop an armoured vehicle in the town of Tal Abtah, south of Tal Afar, on December 10, 2016, after they retook the area during a broad offencive to retake the city of Mosul from Islamic State (IS) jihadists - Sputnik International
Iraqi Forces Reach Tigris River in Mosul as Anti-Daesh Operation Continues
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Airstrikes by Iraqi jets killed 25 militants and destroyed weapons used by the terrorist group in the eastern parts on Mosul, the Defense Ministry’s media cell said as cited by the IraqiNews online newspaper.

At the same time, the strikes by coalition aircraft reportedly eliminated another 20 terrorists in the village of al-Abra to the west of Mosul.

The operation to liberate Mosul from Daesh began on October 17, 2016. On Sunday, the Iraqi army reportedly reached the eastern bank of the Tigris river that divides the city in two parts. The western part of Mosul remains under control of Daesh.

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