Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Iraqi forces launch battle against Islamic State footholds in vast Anbar province

Washington Post.  Iraqi and U.S. forces are pushing the Islamic State out of Iraq.  In the Anbar province where the Islamic leader is hiding (Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi), forces have hit one of the strong holds.  There is unconfirmed reports of al-Baghdadi's death during a recent air strike from U.S. forces.  This is pushing the Islamic state 60 towards the Syrian boarder and out of Iraq.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iraqi-forces-launch-battle-against-islamic-state-footholds-in-vast-anbar-province/2017/09/19/3e2c1cdc-9d3e-11e7-8ed4-a750b67c552b_story.html

Posted by David Bertolotti

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