Christian militia claim victory over ISIS in Iraqi village

Assyrian group says it has liberated a village from ISIS control with help from US-led coalition

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An Assyrian Christian militia has claimed it has liberated a village in Iraq from ISIS with help of the US coalition.

The Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU) announced on Thursday that it had taken back control of Badanah in south-east Mosul. The group published video and images on Facebook of NPU fighters entering the village. In the video, the area appears to be deserted.

The offensive was aided by coalition air strikes and the Peshmerga – the Iraqi- Kurdistan military force. The local Iraqi Shiite militia also celebrated the liberation of the village referring to the Christian fighters as their "partners" on Twitter.

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