Nineveh: Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah arrived in Nineveh Governorate, accompanied by the Assistant for Operations, the Commander of the Ground Forces, and the Secretary of Intelligence for the Army Chief of Staff.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the Ministry of Defense stated that Yarallah’s visit was directed towards the Western Nineveh Operations Command. The purpose of the visit was to survey the defensive lines and outposts on the border strip.