Iraqi forces reclaim strategic Anbar city from Daesh

Published June 30th, 2015 - 04:00 GMT
Iraqi army soldiers stand before a conference on fighting Daesh attended by Iraq's tribal leaders, militiamen and members of the government, at the Al-Asad air base, in Iraq's mainly Sunni Anbar province. (AFP/File)
Iraqi army soldiers stand before a conference on fighting Daesh attended by Iraq's tribal leaders, militiamen and members of the government, at the Al-Asad air base, in Iraq's mainly Sunni Anbar province. (AFP/File)

Iraqi soldiers, supported by fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, have liberated a strategic area in the western province of Anbar.

A senior Iraqi military official said on Tuesday that the soldiers retaken full control of Jebbeh near the city of Hit.

The official said a massive offensive by the government forces drove Daesh militants from the area.

Iraqi fighter jets also pounded militant hideouts and ammunition depots in the western region.

On Monday, Iraqi forces brought security back to the oil-rich city of Baiji in the northern province of Salahuddin after wresting full control of the area. Dozens of militants were killed or injured after Asaib Ahl al-Haq (The League of the Righteous) group launched a massive operation to purge Baiji from Daesh.

Iraq's western and northern parts plunged into violence when Daesh began its march through the Iraqi territory in June 2014..

Editor's note: This article has been edited from the source material

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