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Iraq Forces Liberate Daesh-Occupied Hawijah

Iraq Forces Liberate Daesh-Occupied Hawijah
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The Iraqi military said it had liberated the strategic town of Hawijah, ridding the Wahhabi outfit of its last bastion in the northern part of the Arab state.

Iraq Forces Liberate Daesh-Occupied Hawijah

In a statement issued early Saturday, the military said Hawijah, located in Iraq's oil-rich Kirkuk Province, and its surrounding areas were recaptured from Daesh following a weeks-long offensive.

Iraqi forces "liberated the whole of the center of Hawija and are continuing their advance," said the operation's commander, Lieutenant General Abdel Amir Yarallah.

The operation, which first began on September 21, features Iraqi army troops and police forces, backed by volunteer fighters of Popular Mobilization Units.

Hawija lies between the two major routes north from Baghdad - to the second city Mosul, and to Kirkuk City and the semi-autonomous Kurdish region.

Mosul used to serve as the terror group's main urban holdout in Iraq before its historic liberation in July.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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