ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Warplanes from the US-led coalition have bombarded ISIS positions near the main Mosul-Tal Afar road, killing 10 of the group's militants, a Peshmerga official on the Mosul Dam front told Rudaw on Monday.
“The warplanes managed to target the militants in the villages of Peshta and Tal-Saman,” the Peshmerga officer said.
The strategic road has been hotly contested for months. In March, a powerful force of an estimated 500 ISIS fighters mounted a massive assault on Peshmerga frontlines near the intersection of the Hardan and Tal Afar roads. At least 30 extremists were killed in the clashes and four Peshmerga were injured.
Tal Afar, a city and district in northwestern Mosul province, is located approximately 63km west of Mosul. The area has been held by ISIS since last year.
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