
Iraqi forces Friday launched an assault on the northern town of Hawija, one of the last bastions in the country still held by the ISIL terrorist group, which is also under attack in neighboring Syria. “A huge military operation has begun to liberate Hawija and its surrounding areas,” the operation’s ...

Iraqi forces on Friday launched an assault on the northern town of Hawija, one of the last bastions still held by the ISIL terror group in the country, the operation’s commander said. “A huge military operation has begun to liberate Hawija and its surrounding areas,” Lieutenant General Abdel Amir Yarallah ...