The fighters of the al-Abbas's (p) Fighting Squad conclude their first day of the desert of Jazeera Kubra operations by clearing 45 kilometers long and extending their control of the airport (Jinif).

The al-Abbas's (p) Fighting Squad announced that its fighters had ended their first day of the liberation battles to liberate Jazeera Kubra by clearing 45 kilometers long and were able to extend their control over the airport Jinif south of Hadhar in the province of Mosul to prepare the first landing and take-off from its runways for the Air Force.

The Squad added that its engineering effort has enabled the detonation of several bombs and mines, and clearing tens of kilometers of paved and secondary roads taken by the units.

It is to note that liberated area is within the villages of Bareet, Samn, Shikhan and Shikha, and the forces have controlled a central communications center in addition to the control of a number of vehicles of the terrorist ISIL gangs after they retreated.

It is noteworthy that the command of the cleansing operations of Upper Euphrates and al-Jazeera, has announced Thursday, October 23, 2017, the launch of the second phase of the cleansing operations of the Jazeera and upper Euphrates between the province of Salahuddin, Nineveh and Anbar with the participation of the Iraqi Army Force and the popular mobilization factions.