Iraqi forces liberate more areas near Fallujah in Anbar
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Forces from Iraq's counter-terrorism service reach al-Sejar village in Iraq's Anbar province
Iraqi forces have managed to liberate more areas near the strategic city of Fallujah in Anbar province from the control of the Daesh terrorist group, tightening noose around the militants in the city.
Iraq’s counter-terrorism forces regained control of the neighborhood of al-Shuhada al-Thaniya to the south of the Fallujah on Wednesday, according to the Arabic-language al-Sumaria news website.
According to the report, the forces raised the Iraqi flag over the buildings of the district and are continuing to advance towards other areas.
The development comes as Lieutenant General Abdelwahab al-Saadi, the commander of Fallujah Liberation Operations, said on Tuesday that government forces, together with fighters from the allied Popular Mobilization Units, are poised to liberate Fallujah from Daesh within the next few days.
Meanwhile, Iraq's air raids destroyed an oil depot of Daesh terrorists in the center of Mosul city in the province of Nineveh on Wednesday.
The fighter jets targeted the depot in Suq al-Maash area in Mosul. Iraqi sources say the facility is one of Daesh’s largest oil depots.
The air attack also destroyed at least 20 oil tankers belonging to Daesh.
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