POPULAR MOBILIZATION UNITS CAPTURED THE ADNANIYA-QAHTANIYA ROAD NORTH-EAST OF AL-BAAJ

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On Saturday, the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) managed to capture the village of Adnaniya, and the road between the villages of Adnaniya and Qahtaniya northeast of the strategic town of Al-Baaj.

The PMU also managed to liberate the villages of Rimbus al-Gharbia and Qabusia in northern Al-Baaj after fierce clashes with ISIS militants.

In the course of their advance, the PMU killed 13 ISIS fighters, destroyed two VBIEDs and a vehicle armed with a 23mm gun, and captured 7 ISIS vehicles.

The PMU found a number of Mortar cannons and a TOW launcher. The engineer teams are working to remove IEDs and mines on the Adnaniya road after capturing it.

In Mosul, Iraqi forces advanced in Al-Shifa district, including Mosul Medical City and the Third Mosul Bridge north of Al-Shifa district.

The Third Mosul Bridge and the Medical City. Photo: https://twitter.com/iraqi_day/status/868447907820838912

They also managed to capture what remained of the Mosul Hotel after being destroyed by ISIS.

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On the other hand, ISIS announced the destruction of an Iraqi Humvee vehicle with an ATGM in Al-Hawi area on the right side of Mosul.

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ISIS also claimed that an Iraqi Abrams tank was damaged after it was hit by an IED in Al-Hawi.

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