Two soldiers lost their lives when Iraqi forces were attacked by ISIS mercenaries on Mount Qereçox in the Maxmur district of Mosul.

Mosul Peshmerga Commander Xazi Faisal told RojNews about the attack: “ISIS mercenaries attacked the Iraqi military base in the village of Girdehar on Qereçox Mountain at 1.10 am. The mercenaries killed 2 Iraqi soldiers and injured 2 others."

The Peshmerga commander added that the mercenaries were laying mines on the road, and said that while the Iraqi forces were helping the forces in the area, the mines exploded.