The Iraqi forces stormed the positions of the Takfiri group in the areas of al-Saoyawia and Mutassim, South of Samarra, and managed to kill more than 15 ISIL militants. A number of vehicles belonging to the group were also targeted during the operation. The crisis in Iraq escalated after the ISIL militants took control of Mosul in a lightning advance on June 10, which was followed by the fall of Tikrit, located 140 kilometers (87 miles) Northwest of the capital, Baghdad. Soldiers of the Iraqi army and Peshmarga have been engaged in heavy fighting with the militants on different fronts and have so far been able to push them back in several areas.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 12:05:07 +0000