Drone footage shows ISIS attempt to DECIMATE Mosul with suicide bombers and car bombs
DISTURBING drone footage published by the Islamic State shows jihadi suicide bombers wreaking devastation in Mosul.
Chilling moment ISIS cause devastation in Mosul
The chilling footage shows ISIS suicide bombers driving through Mosul in a bid to blow up US-backed Iraqi Army targets.
In a deadly blitz, the bombers decimate buildings and army bases, causing huge balls of fire and smoke clouds to billow into the sky.
ISIS drone footage shows the jihadis attempt to wipe out Mosul
The 40-minute long video shows the lengths the militants have gone to in their desperate bid to maintain control of Mosul, which the jihadis claimed in 2014 as the centre of their so-called caliphate.
But despite their bloody efforts, US-backed Iraqi forces have retaken around a quarter of the city since their fight against ISIS began.
The video shows car bombs exploding on the streets of Mosul
The troops successfully drove ISIS out of two main cities of Ramadi and Fallujah last tear.
But in a bid to completely wipe out ISIS, Iraq forces announced a new offensive on Thursday to gain greater control of jihadi-held towns near the Syrian border.
According to a report by analyst firm IHS Conflict Monitor, published in October last year, ISIS have lost around 16 per cent of their territory since the start of 2016.
But while the jihadis may be losing ground in Iraq, experts have warned that lone fighters pose a severe threat on Western land.
ISIS magazines are encouraging random attacks on people in the West.
ISIS are believed to have lost more than 16 per cent of their territory
A jihadi article from September said: “Light the ground beneath them aflame and scorch them with terror,' said the chilling message, which was shared online by the counter-terrorism researchers.
“Kill them on the streets of Brunswick, Broadmeadows, Bankstown and Bondi.
“Kill them at the MCG, the SCG, the Opera House, even in their backyards.”