WATCH: Kurdistan24 explores senior IS Amir's tunnel
Digging underground tunnels is one of the most common military tactics IS uses against Peshmerga and Iraqi security forces during clashes.
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan24) – The Kurdistan Region Peshmerga forces discovered several tunnels dug by the IS extremists in the latest operation against the Islamic State (IS) in east of Mosul.
One of the tunnels discovered by the Peshmerga forces was in the village of Badana which has been recently liberated. Nawras Abdullah of Kurdistan24 accompanied a group of Peshmerga as they explored the tunnel.
The massive tunnel was used by the IS extremists to launch attacks on the Peshmerga forces and hide from the coalition airstrikes.
The tunnel has multiple branches, consisting of small rooms for sleeping and a special room for the senior IS members (known as Amir). That one room had electricity and air-conditioning, television, and other daily basic needs.
Digging underground tunnels is one of the most common military tactics IS uses against Peshmerga and Iraqi security forces during clashes.
General Command of Peshmerga Forces of Kurdistan Region in a statement on October 17 announced the start of the military operation against IS in Mosul and surrounding areas.
In the operation, the Peshmerga forces liberated nine villages, advancing from three to six kilometers towards Mosul city center, the Peshmerga Ministry’s spokesperson Halgurd Hikmat told Kurdistan24.
Editing by Ava Homa
(Nawras Abdullah contributed to this report)