The Iraqi Ministry of Defense’s War Media Cell announced on Sunday that security forces have managed to liberate the Badush cement plant in western Mosul, according to Iraqi News.

The news service reported that Commander of Operations, Lieutenant General Abdel Amir Yarallah, said in a press statement that troops of the army’s ninth armoured brigade fully liberated the plant. Security forces also raised the Iraqi flag over the building of the plant, the report added.

Earlier this month Counter-Terrorism Service Officer, Major Ali Mohsin, said the Islamic State group set the Badush Cement factory ablaze after looting its contents.