Iraqi government forces gather on the highway between the city of Ramadi and the town of Rutbah as they prepare to take part in an operation to retake Rutbah from Daesh terrorists on May 16, 2016. © AFP
Altaf Ahmad
Press TV, Baghdad
Iraqi forces have recaptured a strategic region from Daesh terrorists near the border with Syria. Military officials say Rutbah's liberation could pave the way for complete elimination of Daesh from western Iraq.
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