Baghdad, A joint force from the 58th Brigade within the Nineveh Operations Command of the Popular Mobilization Forces and the army carried out a security operation in the villages adjacent to Mount Makhmour, southwest of Mosul. A statement by the Popular Mobilization Forces stated: 'The security operation aims to secure the villages and clear them of any hostile elements that threaten the security of the population and the stability of Nineveh Governorate.' Source: National Iraqi News Agency