Shi’ite militia seizes air base near Mosul, cutting ISIL supply route to Syria

Shi’ite militia seizes air base near Mosul, cutting ISIL supply route to Syria

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iraqi Shi’ite militia fighters say they have driven Islamic State extremists from an air base to the west of Mosul, threatening the supply route from Syria for extremist militants in the northern Iraqi city. Yusif al-Kallabi, a spokesman for a coalition of mostly Iranian-backed Shi’ite militias […]