The Defense Ministry’s War Media Cell, quoting the command of the Nineveh Operations, said the army’s 9th division had killed 1336 ISIS members, including senior leaders, since the start of offensives in February.
The statement said a total of 55 districts, villages and vital facilities had been recaptured, covering a total area of 406 square kilometers.
A total of refugees evacuated from the division’s scope of operations stood at 111750, according to the media outlet.
Besides human losses on militants behalf, 139 booby-trapped vehicles were detonated, 11 drones shot down, 61 rest houses, ten booby-trapping workshops and five command centers were demolished.
Earlier this week, the Interior Ministry said its forces had killed more than 850 ISIS members since the start of the Western Mosul offensive.
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