Our progress toward al-Karma removed threat from Baghdad, says BOC commander

 

(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad Operations Command commander, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Amir al-Shammari said that the security forces’ progress toward al-Karma district in Fallujah has removed the threat from the capital, pointing out to the existence of progress for a distance of 8 km toward the axis of Tharaa-Tigris.

Al-Shammari said in an interview for IraqiNews, “The operations of liberating al-Karma aim at securing Baghdad from the shelling on Sho’la and Kadhimiya,” stating that, “We succeeded in our progress in the district and in removing the threat from the capital.”

Al-Shammari added, “The forces advanced to the axis of Tharaa-Tigris for a distance of 8 km and began to move toward Sheihah Bridge, which is considered the main crossing of al-Karma district,” noting that, “By cutting it, ISIS will be besieged in the district from the northern side.”