BAGHDAD, Sept. 2 -- The Iraqi forces killed over 2,000 Islamic State (IS) militants and more than 50 suicide bombers during a major offensive to free Tal Afar area in west of Mosul, the Iraqi military said on Saturday.
"The IS total casualties in the blitzkrieg during the period from Aug. 20 to 31 were more than 2,000 terrorists and over 50 suicide bombers, along with destroying and detonating of 77 car bombs, 71 booby-trapped buildings and 990 roadside bombs," Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Yarallah from the Joint Operations Command (JOC) said at a televised press conference.
More than 40,000 Iraqi fighters from the Iraqi army, federal police and its commandos known as Rapid Response forces and Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) forces, in addition to ten brigades of the paramilitary Hashd Shaabi fighters, participated in the offensive, which was supported by Iraqi and international coalition aircraft, Yarallah said.
Yarallah also said that the Iraqi forces sustained 115 martyrs and 679 wounded during the 12-day battles to liberate Tal Afar and its surrounding areas, including the towns of Mahalabiyah and Ayadhiyah.
"Those who take a look at this figure (Iraqi forces casualties) will realize that fierce battles took place in Tal Afar area," Yarallah said.
The troops evacuated a total of 40,758 people from the city of Tal Afar and surrounding areas before and during the offensive, 18,822 before Aug. 20 and 21,936 others during the 12-day offensive, Yarallah said.
The Tal Afar area is about 3,206 square km, which consists of the city of Tal Afar and three towns: Zummar, which is under control of the Kurdish security forces, Mahalabiyah and Ayadhiyah, which were freed from IS militants during the offensive.
The whole Tal Afar area consists of 47 villages scattered around the city and its three towns.
The majority of the population in the Tal Afar area are Sunni and Shiite Turkomans, in addition to the Kurds and other minorities.
On Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared full liberation of the city of Tal Afar and surrounding areas from the extremist IS militants.
"I declare to you that Tal Afar has joined the liberated Mosul and returned to the homeland," Abadi said in a statement issued by his office.
"The joy of victory has been completed and the entire province of Nineveh has become in the hands of our heroic forces," Abadi said.
The PM also vowed to defeat IS group all over Iraq, saying "wherever you (IS militants) are, we are coming for liberation, and you have no choice but to die or surrender".
On Aug. 20, Abadi, also the Commander-in-Chief of Iraqi forces, declared the start of an operation to dislodge IS militants from Tal Afar area, including Ayadhiyah, which is the last IS redoubt in the province of Nineveh.
体坛英语资讯:IOC Official: Olympic Games offers different opportunities to different countries
国内英语资讯:Stronger China-Russia partnership key to global peace, stability: Xi
国内英语资讯:Chinese president returns to Beijing after state visit to Russia, 23rd St. Petersburg Intern
国内英语资讯:Premier Li calls for more efforts to revitalize NE China
体坛英语资讯:Japan beats Indonesia 3-1 to fight against China for Sudirman Cup title
国际英语资讯:Brazilian, Argentine presidents look forward to Mercosur-EU free trade agreement
国际英语资讯:New caravan of Central American migrants moves into Mexico
国内英语资讯:China, Russia vow to further energy cooperation
2019年6月大学英语四级作文范文:西方和中国节日
国际英语资讯:Tokyo High Court upholds compensation order over U.S. base noise
国际英语资讯:Train derails on Yokohama subway line close to Tokyo, no passengers injured
国际英语资讯:Putin says Russian economy enters stage of sustainable growth
体坛英语资讯:Boxer Xu Can: I have 80% chance to defend my title
NASA将向公众开放国际空间站 每人每晚3.5万美元
J.K.罗琳又给《哈利波特》写新书了
国际英语资讯:Disaster declaration renewed for Texas counties affected by 2017 hurricane
国内英语资讯:U.S. deadline extension does not change nature of tariff hike: China customs tariff office
The Heroines in Fairy Tales 童话故事的女主角
2019年6月英语四级作文冲刺押题
体坛英语资讯:Wang Dawei officialy became the CEO of CBA League Sports Co.
体坛英语资讯:Bayern ease 3-0 past Leipzig to lift German Cup
亚马逊的新专利,可能让智能音箱随时监听你讲话
国际英语资讯:U.S. to launch protest to Russia over naval encounter
体坛英语资讯:Djokovic feels extra motivation in contention for French Open glory
体坛英语资讯:Xu Can defends WBA title in TKO victory
凯特王妃总是破坏规矩,女王很不开心
国际英语资讯:Spotlight: IMF chief defends role of trade in harnessing global growth as frictions escalate
国内英语资讯:Across China: Traditional cultural elements regain popularity in Chinese life
国内英语资讯:Spotlight: Xi, Putin lead bilateral ties into new era, embark on fresh journey of intl coo
国际英语资讯:Street sealed off after gunshot heard in New Zealands Christchurch
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |