Islamic State tunnels discovered beneath villages beneath Mosul

Islamic State tunnels discovered beneath villages beneath Mosul

Uncovered by Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service forces in the villages of Bartella and Bazaia, roughly four miles east of Mosul, the tunnels were used as escape routes and meeting points for the jihadists. These network of underpasses suggests the extremists had been increasingly forced to operate below ground by a punishing air campaign and mounting territorial losses. Oct 28, 2016