Iraqi armed forces have launched fresh anti-ISIL operations to liberate another strategic area after they managed to recapture the town of Jurf al-Sakhar near the capital, Baghdad, Press TV reports. Following the liberation of Jurf al-Sakhar, Iraqi government troops and volunteer forces have engaged in fresh clashes with the ISIL Takfiri militants to retake control of the town of Amriyat al-Fallujah, situated in the western province of Anbar. The town, located some 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Baghdad, is strategically important to the ISIL Takfiris as it connects Anbar to the central province of Babil. The new military operations come shortly after Iraqi soldiers, backed by Shia volunteer forces, successfully drove out the last of the Takfiri terrorists from Jurf al-Sakhar, which sits on a major road linking Baghdad to oil-rich provinces in the south.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 19:38:55 +0000
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