Baghdad denies targeting of Iraqi troops by int'l coalition

BAGHDAD - 29 June 2017: No Iraqi troops came under attack by the US-led international coalition warplanes in Mosul, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said.

In a statement on Thursday, the command said such baseless reports aim at undermining Iraqi troops' efforts in the fight against the terrorist Daesh group.

It further voiced determination to go on with a military operation to free Nineveh province from Daesh terrorists.