Federal police kill 53 ISIS terrorists in Mosul

Up to 53 ISIS terrorists have been killed in the ongoing battles to retake Ras al-Jada and Bab al-Beid in Mosul's Old City, commander of federal police forces Gen. Raid Shaker Jawdat said Thursday.

In a statement, Jawdat added that the forces have encompassed the terrorists in the Old City, noting that 43 terrorists were killed in the fighting, including three bomb disposal experts.

According to the federal police commander, five booby-trapped vehicles and 15 explosive device were dismantled.

Yet the forces seized an ammunition depot.

He concluded the federal police troopers are fighting the terrorists fiercely in the Old City, using machine guns, noting 10 terrorists were killed in exchange of fire.

This comes as the Iraqi forces, with the aid of the US-led coalition, have been waging an all-out offensive to retake the right bank of Mosul since February.


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