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Iraq Forces Gain Ground from Daesh in West

Iraq Forces Gain Ground from Daesh in West
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Baghdad's forces retook a series of villages from the Daesh [Arabic acronym for "ISIS" / "ISIL"] group in western Iraq as they fought to oust it from territory near the Syrian border, officers said Friday.

Iraq Forces Gain Ground from Daesh in West

The operation, which aims to recapture the towns of Rawa, Aanah and al-Qaim -- the last main populated areas held by Daesh in Anbar province -- was launched on Thursday.

"Our military units liberated seven villages from Daesh control between the town of Haditha and the town of Aanah," said Staff Major General Qassem al-Mohammedi, the head of the Jazeera Operations Command.

Staff Major General Noman Abed al-Zobai, the commander of the 7th Division, said that seven villages had been recaptured, and government forces had reached the outskirts of al-Sagra, an area southeast of Aanah.

Iraqi forces had retaken Ramadi and Fallujah, the two main cities in Anbar province, but security in recaptured areas remains precarious.

Anbar is a vast province that stretches from the borders with Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to the western approach to Baghdad, and has a long history of insurgent activity.

Daesh overran large areas north and west of Baghdad in 2014, but Iraqi forces had since regained much of the territory they lost.

They are now fighting to recapture Mosul, the last Iraqi city where Daesh holds significant ground.

But the recapture of major population centers held by Daesh will not mark the end of the conflict against them. The Takfiris are still able to carry out frequent bombings in government-controlled areas, and are likely to turn increasingly to such tactics as they lose territory.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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