Iraqi army forces ISIL out of villages

Iraqi army soldiers and volunteer troops have recaptured over a dozen villages by pushing back the ISIL terrorists in the east.

The soldiers launched mop-up operations in the province of Diyala and managed to drive the terrorists out of 16 villages there.

The army also diffused explosive devices planted by the Takfiris following clashes which killed more than 100 of them.

According to reports, the soldiers captured two dozen vehicles from the ISIL.