VIDEO: Iraqi Army liberates Ajhala village, Chokes ISIL in South of Mosul

Iraqi government forces advancing on the ISIS-held city of Mosul retook a village from ISIS on Tuesday and linked up along the Tigris river with army units pushing from a separate direction, Defence Minister Khalid al-Obeidi said.

“Forces from the 9th Armoured Division and the counter-terrorism service liberated Ajhala village north of Qayara base,” Obeidi said on Twitter; Reuters reported.