Coalition Airstrike Destroy IS Oil Warehouse in Hawija
Coalition Airstrike Destroy IS Oil Warehouse in Hawija
US-led coalition airstrike destroyed an oil warehouse and 12 tanks belonging to the Islamic State (IS) in Hawija, west of Kirkuk province, a security source said on Thursday.
The source who spoke to Al Sumaria News on condition of anonymity, said that the coalition aircraft bombarded IS crude oil market area in al-Shameet, Hawija. The strike hit and destroyed 12 oil tanks, and one of IS's largest crude oil warehouses, the source added.
The district of Hawija and the areas of al-Zab, al-Rashad, al-Riyad and al-Abbasi, are still controlled by IS militants since 2014, when the extremist group came to Iraq.
The US-led coalition, including 68 nations, has been supporting the Iraqi forces in their fight against the Islamic State, since the start of the military operation launched in October, last year.