Iraqi security forces advance during fighting against Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq, on March 6, 2017. (Khalid Mohammed/AP)
Iraqi security forces (ISF) have liberated two more Mosul neighborhoods from the ISIS terrorist group.
ISF took control of al-Mualmeen and al-Silo, Lieutenant General Abdel Amir Yarallah said in a press statement on March 9.
The ISF also reportedly found an ISIS depot with chemical weapons in the area of Al-Renkal.
#BREAKING#Iraq Army 16 DIV 75th infantry brigade found #ISIS chemical weapons cache in Al-Renkal district east #Mosul during search ops. pic.twitter.com/1XCO0EjZqj
— Iraqi Day ?? (@iraqi_day) March 8, 2017
Pro-government sources report that ISIS massively uses suicide bombers and suicide vehicles to stop the operation.
On March 8, ISF retook control of al-Mansour and al-Shuhada al-Thaniya from ISIS terrorists.
Iraqi Humvees look like armored beetles.