Iraqi Army Starts Operation to Clear Western Anbar Regions from ISIL

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TEHRAN –A senior Iraqi officer said that a military operation was launched to drive ISIL militants out of Western regions in Anbar province.

“Military offensive was launched on Saturday to clear Annahand Rawa cities, West of Anbar. Eight ISIL militants were killed after troops invaded these regions and destroyed three booby-trapped vehicles,” Maj. Gen. Noaman al-Wube’y, commander of the seventh division of the Iraqi army in Anbar told DPA.

The operation, according to Wube’y, is ongoing to clear the regions in West of Anbar.

Meanwhile, Anbar Operations Command declared foiling an attack by ISIL against military troops west of Rutba in Anbar.

 Speaking to Al-Sumaria News on Saturday, Maj. Gen. Mahmoud al-Falahi said “the first division of army thwarted an attack by ISIL against units in Okshat crossroads, west of Rutba.”

“Two ISIL vehicles were destroyed, while militants inside were killed,” he added.

Iraqi troops were able to return life back to normal in the biggest cities of Anbar including Fallujah, Ramadi and others after recapturing them. However, Anbar’s Western towns of Annah, Qaim and Rawa are still held by the extremist group since 2014, when it emerged to proclaim a self-styled Islamic Caliphate.

Fighter jets from the Iraqi army and the international coalition have also regularly pounded ISIL locations in the province.

FNA

R.S

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