The Iraqi army has launched a new operation in the north of Salahuddin Province and the south of Mosul, the capital of Nineveh Province, in their latest push against ISIL terrorists.

According to the reports, Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obaidi announced the beginning of the offensive on Saturday, one day after the liberation of the nearby strategic city of Fallujah from the grip of the Takfiri terrorists.

The Iraqi army artillery targeted positions held by terrorists in several villages in northern Salahuddin.

A ISIL command base was also completely destroyed in airstrikes conducted on the Salahuddin’s Shirqat district.

Meanwhile, an unnamed Iraqi military source said security forces have managed to retake a village and advance five kilometers toward the Makhul mountainous area as well as the Hamrin Mountains in northern Salahuddin.

The Iraqi forces also wrested control over another village in northwest of the Baiji oil refinery, hoisting the Iraqi flag on a central building in the village.

They further demolished two bomb-laden ISIL vehicles, which were meant to prevent army advances near the oil refinery.

In another development on Saturday, unidentified gunmen attacked the Amirli prison in eastern Tikrit, the capital of the Salahuddin Province.

Iraqi media reported that the assaults left four policemen wounded. In addition, six assailants were killed, while four others sustained injuries. Some 60 people are currently held in the jail.

Furthermore, there were reports of clashes between the Iraqi security forces and Takfiri terrorists in the Tooz district of Salahuddin and the town of Amirli