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Iraqi government forces wave the national flag from their vehicles in the village of Mohammadi, a few miles north of Hit, in Iraq's western province of Anbar on March 18, 2016. (AFP/Moadh al-Dulaimi)

March 19th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Iraqi forces close in on Daesh in Hit

Iraqi forces and allies are in the process of purging all Daesh militants from the city of Hit, located in Anbar province.

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January 27th, 2016 - 01:55 GMT

Four Iraqi soldiers killed in suicide attack

The advance in Tikrit, led by Sunni and Shia troops, was of symbolic importance to both sides of the Iraqi army, whose ranks have often been broken by sectarian tensions since the 2003 US invasion. (AFP/File)

March 7th, 2015 - 08:36 GMT

Iraqi forces push into outskirts of Daesh-held Tikrit

Newly-appointed US Defense Secretary Ash Carter congregated a council of about 25 US officials who told reporters about a fresh offensive led by some 800 Iraqi troops and American warplanes against Daesh positions in western Iraq. (AFP/File)

February 24th, 2015 - 07:26 GMT

Iraqi troops preparing to retake Daesh-held western town, says US

Al-Baghdadi is a strategic town in the province of Anbar in Iraq. (AFP/File)

February 15th, 2015 - 06:00 GMT

Daesh close to seizing strategic Iraqi town in Anbar province