Iraq – Conflict – Qayyarah

URGENT: Iraq Forces Retake Key Town from ISIS South of Mosul, Commander Says

URGENT: Iraq Forces Retake Key Town from ISIS South of Mosul, Commander Says
Thu Aug 25, 2016 17:53:28

Iraqi forces backed by coalition air strikes on Thursday pushed the Islamic State (ISIS / Daesh / ISIL / IS) terrorist group from Qayyarah, a northern town considered strategic for any future offensive against the terrorists’ last stronghold of Mosul.

“We control all parts of the town and managed, in very limited time, to root out Daesh (ISIS / ISIL / IS),” Lieutenant General Riyadh Jalal Tawfik, who commands Iraq’s ground forces, told AFP.

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