Iraqi forces Wednesday launched the final assault to capture the town of Hawija, one of two pockets of territory still under control of ISIL Takfiri group in Iraq, the country’s military said in a statement. Iraqi forces began moving on Hawijah two days after capturing the Rashad air base, located ...
The Iraqi security and popular mobilization forces continued Tuesday their operations against ISIL terrorists in the villages and towns of Hawija county. Media reports mentioned that the Iraqi forces managed to liberate a number of villages as the combat engineering units started dismantling the explosive devices which had been planted ...
