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Joint forces launch military operation to cleanse Saqlawiyah in northern Fallujah

 Joint forces launch military operation to cleanse Saqlawiyah in northern Fallujah

Iraqi army forces. File photo.

Iraqi army forces. File photo.
Iraqi army forces. Archival photo.

(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – The leadership of Hashed al-Shaabi in Anbar Province announced on Wednesday, that the joint forces started a military operation to cleanse Saqlawiyah vicinity in northern Fallujah, while pointed out that the first few hours of the operations witnessed the killing of dozens of ISIS members.

The commander of Karmat Fallujah brigade in al-Hashed al-Shaabi, Colonel Khamis Bahr al-Halbusi said in a press statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “Today the joint forces from the police, army and tribal fighters launched a military operation to cleanse Saqlawiyah vicinity from ISIS terrorist gangs,” pointing out that, “Dozens of ISIS members were killed in the first few hours of the operation.”

Halbusi added, “The military operation was launched from the Technical Institute axis and Maftool crossing axis toward Albu Shajl areas in northern Fallujah.”

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