The Army and the Popular Committees carried out a surprise military operation on the positions of the mercenaries in the directorate of al-Msloub in Al-Jwaf .
A military source confirmed that the army and popular committees carried out a surprise attack on the positions of the mercenaries in Al-Hijjah in the directorate of al-Msloub which resulted in the death of large numbers of mercenaries and the others fled leaving the dead bodies in the battlefield .