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A member of the Iraqi forces inspects a tunnel that was reportedly used as a training base by Takfiri Daesh terrorists in the village of Albu Seif, on the southern outskirts of Mosul, March 1, 2017. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]The fortified base, which was found 9.7 meters beneath the village of Albu Seifsouth ofMosul, could only be entered by crawling through a tunnel.
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A member of the Iraqi forces inspects a tunnel that was reportedly used as a training base by Takfiri Daesh terrorists in the village of Albu Seif, on the southern outskirts of Mosul, on March 1, 2017. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]Daesh terrorists were using the site to train foreign nationals to perpetrate various acts of terror,
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The photo shows a tunnel that was reportedly used as a training base by Takfiri Daesh terrorists in the village of Albu Seif, on the southern outskirts of Mosul, Iraq, on March 1, 2017. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]The trainees, as part of their programs, should crawl onto these barrels and get themselves in the mud to pass this phase of training. As you see power has been extended to lighten this base, an unnamed Iraqi army commander toldKurdish-language Rudaw television network.
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A member of the Iraqi forces inspects a tunnel that was reportedly used as a training base by Takfiri Daesh terrorists in the village of Albu Seif, on the southern outskirts of Mosul, on March 1, 2017. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]They have fully equipped it without any shortcomings. The majority of those who used to undergo training here were foreigners, he added.
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A member of the Iraqi forces inspects a tunnel that was reportedly used as a training base by Takfiri Daesh terrorists in the village of Albu Seif, on the southern outskirts of Mosul, on March 1, 2017. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]Pictures from the training base show a Daesh flag hung on a wall and remnants of military equipment left behind by remembers of the terror outfit.
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A member of the Iraqi forces inspects a tunnel that was reportedly used as a training base by Takfiri Daesh terrorists in the village of Albu Seif, on the southern outskirts of Mosul, on March 1, 2017. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]On February 19, Iraqi soldiers and fighters from Popular Mobilization Units commonly known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Shaabi mounted a new offensive to liberate western Mosul.
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A member of the Iraqi forces inspects a tunnel that was reportedly used as a training base by Takfiri Daesh terrorists in the village of Albu Seif, on the southern outskirts of Mosul, on March 1, 2017. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]
