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Iraqi security forces recapture two areas in Anbar

Iraqi security forces and fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units gather on a road in the desert of Samarra on March 3, 2016, during an operation aimed at retaking areas from Daesh Takfiri militants. © AFP

Iraqi security forces, backed by fighters from allied Popular Mobilization Units, have fully liberated two districts in the conflict-ridden western province of Anbar from Daesh Takfiri terrorists.  

Commander of the First Regiment of Popular Mobilization Units, Colonel Juma al-Jumaili, told Arabic-language al-Baghdadia satellite television network on Saturday that the forces had managed to establish complete control over Hamdaneen and Jazirah al-Jamilah, which lie east of the city of Fallujah.

Jumaili added that Iraqi forces had also killed dozens of Daesh terrorists during the liberation operations, and have advanced up to three kilometers away from the town of Karmah, located about 48 kilometers (30 miles) west of the capital, Baghdad.

He further noted that Iraqi government forces and their allies are making headway in their offensives east of Fallujah, which is situated about 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of Baghdad.

Iraqi fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units gather on a road in the desert of Samarra on March 3, 2016, during an operation aimed at retaking areas from Daesh Takfiri militants. © AFP

Meanwhile, Iraqi troopers have killed at least 17 members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, when the latter launched a surprise attack on army units in Hameziyah district, which is located east of Anbar’s provincial capital city of Ramadi.

Major General Ismail al-Mahlawi, commander of Anbar Operation, said two buildings housing a large number of terrorists were also destroyed and twelve improvised explosive devices were defused in a separate operation. The remaining pockets of Takfiri militants fled Hameziyah to a nearby area as well.

The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued by violence ever since Daesh terrorists began an offensive through Iraqi territory in June 2014.

Iraqi army soldiers and fighters from Popular Mobilization Units are seeking to win back militant-held regions in joint operations.

According to a US official, the Iraqi army has launched an operation to liberate the northern city of Mosul, which has long served as the main seat of Daesh in the country.

Brett McGurk, US President Barack Obama’s special envoy to the US-led coalition, announced the launch of the operation on Saturday, the al-Forat television reported.


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