Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Units) enter the village of Abu Shuwayhah, south of jihadist-held Mosul, on November 1, 2016, during the ongoing operation to retake the last major Islamic State (IS) group stronghold in Iraq
MOSUL, Iraq: More than 100 Islamic State militants were killed in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the war media network of Iraq's Defense Ministry announced early Wednesday.
It said F-16s bombed five Islamic State positions in Mosul and approximately 40 militants were also injured during the attack.
On Oct. 18, the Iraqi army -- backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes -- launched a much-anticipated operation to retake Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, which Islamic State overran in mid-2014.
While most villages on the city’s outskirts have since fallen, Islamic State remains in control of Mosul, which is the last Islamic State stronghold in northern Iraq.
