#Iraq Launches Op on last #Daesh-held Town

Local Editor

The Iraq army said it launched an assault on Friday on the small Euphrates Valley town of Rawa, the last in the country still held by Daesh [Arabic Acronym for the terrorist "ISIS"/"ISIL"] group.

"Operations to liberate Rawa began at dawn," the Joint Operations Command said in a statement.

The launch of the attack as the Syrian army battled for a second day to retake the town of Albukamal just across the border.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team