The incident occurred near Mosul.
The joint operations command of the Iraqi armed forces said that the militants shot down the helicopter Iraqi air force West of Mosul.
As stated by the representative of the joint command of the armed forces major General Yahya Rasoul, the helicopter provided support to the operations of the Shiite militias to liberate the villages continue to be under the control of insurgents.
It is reported that the helicopter pilot ejected and survived.
Currently, the Iraqi military and the coalition led by the U.S. carried out an operation to liberate Mosul. In March, government forces announced the complete environment of terrorists in the city and the breakup of their communications with the militants in Syria. Iraqi security forces claimed to have taken control of two thirds of the Western part of the city.
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