Security forces cleanse Heet Hospital in western Anbar, 40 ISIS fighters killed
Iraqi forces.Archival photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Tuesday, Heet District Council in Anbar Province announced the cleansing of Heet Teaching Hospital and al-Jamayia neighborhood in Heet District in western Anbar, while pointed out that the operations resulted in the killing of 40 ISIS fighters.
The Head of Heet Council, Mohammed Mohannad al-Hiti, said in a press statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “The security forces managed to cleanse Heet Hospital and al-Jamayia neighborhood in central Heet, after fierce battles against ISIS fighters. ”
Hiti added, “The cleansing battles resulted in the killing of 40 ISIS members, in addition to destructing nine vehicles,” noting that, “The security forces are advancing in al-Zohor neighborhood.”
“The next few hours will witness the liberation of the remaining areas of Heet, as well as raising the Iraqi flag over its government buildings,” Hiti continued.