Iraqi forces liberate 47 villages around Fallujah

Iraqi forces have liberated 47 villages located near the city of Fallujah from the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group, a top Iraqi military commander says.

Head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units, Abu Mahdi al-Mohandis, made the announcement in an interview with the Arabic-language al-Sumaria news website on Sunday, saying, the operations that led to the liberation of the villages were conducted in the three Iraqi regions of Saqlawiyah, Albu Shajal and Karma in the Western Anbar Province.

Mohandis added that the Daesh-held city of Fallujah is fully under siege and all the main connection routes, except for a parallel route along the Euphrates River which is used by the terrorist group to enter the city, have been blocked.

“Some of the Daesh Takfiris have escaped through the river and some have had to stay in the city following the siege,” he said.

Stressing the significance of the city of Fallujah, the head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units pointed out that 80 percent of the terrorist acts perpetrated in the country’s capital city of Baghdad are orchestrated by Daesh elements operating in the city.

Mohandis further said that an estimated number of between 2,000 and 2,500 Takfiri terrorists are currently active in Fallujah.

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