43rd Brigade surrounding ISIS elements west of Nineveh, according to SMC

Baghdad - INA

The Security Media Cell announced, today, Saturday, the encirclement of a tunnel containing ISIS terrorist elements west of Nineveh.

The cell stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that "in continuation of the offensive approach and pursuit of the remaining ISIS terrorist elements, a force from the 43rd Brigade of the 20th Division conducted a search operation within the sector of the Western Nineveh Operations Command.".

The cell added that "a tunnel was detected inside which were many ISIS terrorist gang elements, as these terrorist elements opened fire on the force, which in turn immediately responded to the sources of fire, and the area was surrounded by units of the 43rd Brigade and a force from the 44th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces."