45 Snipers and 22 Suicide Bombers killed in AL- Zanjili Neighborhood
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Iraqi forces killed 49 snipers and 22 suicide bombers from the “Daesh” group , backed by Saudi Arabia, during fierce battles to liberate AL-Zanjili district, west of Mosul.
According to “Sputnik” agency , the Federal Police Chief Lieutenant General Raed Jawdat said in a statement on Saturday that his forces killed 49 snipers and 22 suicide bombers from the organization of “Daesh” , backed by Saudi Arabia, during fierce battles to liberate the Zanjili neighborhood west of Mosul.
The statement added that the Iraqi forces “destroyed 40 motorcycles, 27 anti-aircraft weapons , 40 car bombs and mortar detachment 15, dismantled 16 mine houses , and detonated 150 explosive devices.”
He said that the forces seized “525 various missiles and four factories for the manufacture of rockets , improvised explosive devices and vehicles, and 50 wireless communication systems .”
Earlier in the day, the Iraqi Federal Police announced the completion of the liberation of Zinjili district and the start of a massive demining operation.