by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 5, 2017 | Middle East
Iraqi forces have captured Hawija and the encompassing territory from ISIS, however some battles still raged in a pocket toward the north and east of the town where the militants were surrounded, the military said on Thursday. Hawija, where tens of thousands of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 5, 2017 | Middle East
Erbil- Iraqi forces entered Hawija on Wednesday after heavy battles with ISIS militants, as civilians continued to flee the town that lies southwest of Kirkuk. “The army, the Federal Police, the Emergency Response division and rapid response (Popular...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 4, 2017 | Middle East
Iraqi forces launched a final assault on Wednesday to capture the town of Hawija, one of two pockets of territory in Iraq still under the control of ISIS terrorist organization. The Hawija operation’s commander, Lieutenant General Abdel Amir Yarallah, said the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 23, 2017 | Middle East
Mosul- Iraqi forces captured the northern town of Sharqat on Friday, achieving the first goal of a new offensive against the ISIS bastion of Hawija on just its second day, Agence France Presse reported. Hawija is some 30 kilometres to the southeast of Sharqat and one...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 21, 2017 | Middle East
Iraq has launched an offensive to retake the town of Hawija, one of two remaining bastions of ISIS in the country, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced Thursday. “At the dawn of a new day, we announce the launch of the first stage of the liberation of...
