ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Islamic State militants continue to reinforce defenses in Mosul province, on Monday detonating a bridge in the western sub-district of Ayaz, a well-placed security source inside Mosul told Rudaw.
“After the capture of many Kurdish areas, including Shingal, Zumar and the sub-district of Rabia in Mosul, the Islamic State has begun bombing bridges fearing the Peshmerga might launch a surprise assault to capture areas from ISIS,” the source said on condition of anonymity.
According to the source, the Islamic State, or ISIS, has been planting most Mosul bridges with bombs to be ready for any attack.
Last month, ISIS destroyed Badoosh Bridge near the eastern Tigris River in Mosul.
