FNA- The Iraqi Volunteer forces resumed their advance to liberate villages in West of Qairawan region, and made advances towards Ba'aj, West of Mosul, reaching closer to the Syrian border.

Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units, locally known as Hashd al-Shaabi, said troops �freed on Thursday Arfee� al-Awal village, Northeast of Qairawan, inflicting huge losses on the enemy,� Iraqi News reported.

�The 11th brigade liberated al-Wahbi village, Northeast of Ba'aj,� the troops declared saying a booby-trapped vehicle was destroying while trying to hinder the forces advance.

According to the statements, the PMF followed seven vehicles of ISIL that attempted fleeing Wahbi toward Maghsal village �All the vehicles were equipped with guns, while only one was booby-trapped.�

PMF resumed on Wednesday evening the second phase of operations to liberate the remaining villages in the vicinity of Qairawan and Ba'aj.

Earlier, the volunteer troops announced full liberation of Qairawan.

Many villages in Qairawan region, a main ISIL bastion which links between Tal Afar town and the Syrian borders, have been freed since the troops launched an offensive on May 12 to free the region.

Last week the troops announced liberated of Sahl Sinjar airbase, located south of Qairawan, in addition to cutting off a main supply route between the freed Tal Banat village and Qairawan.