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Shi’ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and Iraqi army members gather on the outskirts of Hawija, Iraq October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

Iraqi Army Retakes Central Hawija from ISIS

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...

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An Iraqi man, from a neighboring village, waves a white flag as Iraqi forces advance towards ISIS group’s stronghold of Hawija on October 1, 2017. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP

Iraqi Forces Make Big Advances in Hawjia

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...

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Humvees and infantry fighting vehicles of the Iraqi forces, backed by the Popular Mobilization Forces advance towards the northern Iraqi town of Sharqat on September 22, 2017. (AFP Photo)

Iraqi Forces Push into ISIS Bastion Hawija

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...

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Iraqi forces’ Russian-made BMP infantry-fighting vehicles (IFVs) advance towards the city of Al Sharqat on September 21, 2017. (AFP)

Iraq Forces Oust ISIS from Sharqat in Drive on Hawija

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...

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Iraqis who fled ISIS strongholds of Hawija and Shirqat arrive at the town of Dibis, northwest of Kirkuk, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2016. (Reuters)

Iraq Launches Offensive to Retake ISIS Bastion Hawija

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...