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Iraqi Forces retake control of Hawijah

Friday, 06 October 2017 8:58 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 06 October 2017 9:01 AM ]

Smoke plumes rise from an explosion as Iraqi forces advance towards the city of al-Sharqat on September 21, 2017, where Iraqi forces backed by Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitaries are preparing to retake the jihadist-held city of Hawijah in the province of Kirkuk, 300 kilometres (185 miles) northwest of Baghdad.

Altaf Ahmad
Press TV, Baghdad

Iraqi forces have recaptured the town of Hawijah from Daesh following two weeks of heavy fighting with the terror group. Hawijah, in Kirkuk province, was one of the last strongholds of Daesh in Iraq. Press TV’s Baghdad correspondent ALtaf Ahmad has more in the following report.

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