Troops in Iraq are freed from Islamists, another city
the Military of Iraq reported that freed from militants of the extremist group «Islamic state» the city of Ar Rutbah in the Western desert region of the country. It is reported . According to the Iraqi military, they supported air strikes of the coalition led by the US completely vacated the city, which is over 360 kilometers to the West of the capital Baghdad. The representative of the coalition army Colonel, USA Stephen Warren, for his part, said that the cleanup of the forces of the Islamists by Iraqi troops in the city still continues. According to him, the resistance of the Islamists there was moderate or weak. The city of Ar Rutbah lies in the least populated largely desert province of al-Anbar, on the main route from Central Iraq to Jordan. Iraqi troops launched an offensive on him three days ago. Last month Iraqi government forces and their allies from the ranks of local militias freed from Islamists city guides in this province, and before that, in February, its chief city of Ramadi. The militant group «Islamic state» captured significant territory in Iraq and neighboring Syria in the summer of 2014, and parts of al-Anbar province they have captured later. Recently, Iraqi troops with the support of allies and coalition trying to get rid of the Islamists of the territories seized by them.Ïåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
