Iraqi Kurdish fighters retake full control of Mosul dam
Iran Press TV
Sun Aug 17, 2014 8:10PM GMT
Iraqi Kurdish fighters have fully retaken control of the strategic dam of Mosul from ISIL Takfiri militants in northern Iraq.
According to Iraqi Kurdish officials on Sunday, Peshmerga forces managed to drive out Takfiri militants and regained the control of Iraq's largest dam which had been seized by ISIL terrorists on August 7.
According to Kurdish sources, the fighters are still clearing mines and booby traps from the area around the dam.
The dam provides northern Iraq with water and electricity.
The Kurdish fighters were reportedly aided by US and Iraqi planes that bombed militant targets near the dam for the second consecutive day.
The US only began attacking the militants after they approached areas where the US personnel are stationed.
The crisis in Iraq escalated after the ISIL terrorists took control of Mosul on June 10, which was followed by the fall of Tikrit, located 140 kilometers (87 miles) northwest of the capital Baghdad. Tikrit was later taken back by Iraqi armed forces.
The ISIL terrorists have been committing heinous crimes in the areas they took, including the mass execution of civilians as well as Iraqi army troops and officers.
The terrorist group has reportedly links with Saudi intelligence and is believed to be indirectly supported by the Israeli regime.
IA/MAM/AS
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