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Iraqi forces enter Hit in major anti-Daesh operation
[Iran Press TV] Iraqi elite forces have entered the western city of Hit in a major push to retake it from the ISIS Takfiri...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed... terrorist group. Commanders from Iraq’s counterterrorism forces said on Monday that troops entered Hit earlier in the day and began clearing its northern neighborhoods. They said advances have been made against ISIS toward the central parts of Hit, located in Anbar Province along a ISIS supply line to Syria. The advance comes just one week after Iraqi forces recaptured the nearby city of Kusaybah and began preparations for retaking Hit. ISIS, which has lost a significant portion of the territories it used to control in Anbar Province, has reportedly trapped thousands of civilians inside Hit. Local media had earlier reported the release of hundreds of civilians and security forces from an underground prison near Hit. Iraqi forces have managed to liberate key areas across Anbar and other provinces from the occupation of ISIS over the past months with the most notable being Anbar’s bustling provincial capital of Ramadi, which was retaken two months ago. Preparations are underway for the recapture of Fallujah, ... the City of Mosques, which might have somthing to do with why it's not called Center of Prosperityor a really nice place to raise your kids... which is the second largest city in the sprawling province. ISIS has controlled Hit for the last 18 months The Posted by: Fred 2016-04-05 |
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