Iraqi forces thwart Daesh attack in Ramadi

Iraq’s army, police, and Popular Mobilization forces have foiled a push by the Takfiri terrorist group of Daesh to stage a comeback in Ramadi, the capital of the western Iraq Anbar Province.

Halaf al-Jalibawi, the head of the popular forces in the sprawling province, said on Wednesday that the terrorists had launched the attack from Ramadi’s Attaash area, which they already had under control, Iraq’s al-Sumariah news network reported. He said the combined forces not only foiled the offensive but also managed to fully liberate Attaash.

The terrorists had used 20 vehicles to launch a strike against the so-called Five Kilo, Seven Kilo, and al-Jame’eh areas in western Ramadi.

The Iraqi forces forced the Daeshi terrorists out of all those areas.

Twenty terrorists were killed and 33 civilians were injured during the confrontation.

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