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Tuesday 24 May 2016 - 09:44
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Iraq forces liberate city near Fallujah from Daesh

Security forces in Iraq have liberated a city in the western Anbar Province from the Daesh terrorist group in their first major advance since the onset of an offensive to retake the nearby city of Fallujah.

The forces on Monday pushed the Takfiri terror group out of al-Karmah, 13 km(eight miles) to the east of Fallujah, raising the Iraqi flag over its major buildings, Iraqs Alsumaria television reported.

General Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, who commands Operation Break Terrorismaimed at retaking Fallujah, said regular Iraqisecurity forces and Popular Mobilization (Hashid al-Shaabi) units took part in the liberation.

The commander saiddozens of Daesh members were killed in the operation, adding sappers arenow clearing the city of mines and bombs "which may have been planted in pathways or houses.

The military considers al-Karmah as the bridgehead for liberation ofFallujah.



[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="555"] Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi is surrounded by security forces during a visit to a temporary bridge built south of Ramadi, Dec. 29, 2015. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]

Operation Break Terrorism started out late Sunday on the orders of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

On Monday, Abadi hailed "big successes" by troops, hours after launching themilitary operation to recapture Fallujah, sayingthe offensive achieved "more than what was planned for."

Wearing the black uniform of Iraq's counter-terrorism forces, Haider al-Abadi visited Fallujah Operation Command Monday morning and met with commanders.

Fallujah, located about 65 kilometers (40 miles) west of Baghdad, has been under Daeshs control since 2014, when they started their campaign of bloodshed and destruction in Iraq.

It is Daeshs last stronghold in the sprawling Anbar Province. The Iraqi military recaptured the central city of Ramadi, Anbars provincial capital, last December.

Abadi has pledged to rid the entire country of Daesh by the end of 2016.

By Press TV
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