A Christian militia in Iraq, called the Nineveh Plain Protection Units, has said it has taken back a traditionally Christian village from Daesh with the help of the U.S.-led international coalition.

The Assyrian-led militia announced on its Facebook page that it has liberated the village of Badanah in the southern Mosul countryside.

The militia also said this was their “first operation” supported by airstrikes and weapons from the international coalition, according to Vocativ.com.

The militia has shared pictures and a video showing their fighters with their flags in the village, which had been destroyed by Islamic State, also known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh.