Deputy Prime Minister urges residents of Anbar to participate in fighting ISIS
The Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlak. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – On Wednesday the Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlak has called the residents of Anbar province to participate in the military operations against ISIS militants, while stressed that the elimination of the militant group has become near.
The Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlak, welcoming the start of the operations to liberate the province from the ISIS control, stated for IraqiNews.com, “The ISIS militants have committed many massacres against innocent civilians and caused corruption in the land,”
He added, “The people of the province should participate in the operations and fight this terrorist organization,” noting that, “The elimination of ISIS in the country has become near.”
Mutlak also stressed the need to “Protect the lives of the unarmed civilians in the province,” pointing out that, “These civilians have been used as human shields.”