Joint security forces liberate Sen al-Zaban area in western Fallujah
Iraqi security forces. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Saturday, Fallujah District Council in Anbar Province announced liberating a new area in western Fallujah (62 km west of Baghdad) from the ISIS control and raising the Iraqi flag over its buildings.
The spokesperson for the council, Salam Ajami, said in a press statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “The joint security forces managed, at noon, to liberate Sen al-Zaban area from the ISIS control and raise the Iraqi flag over its buildings.”
“The ISIS members withdrew from Sen al-Zaban area to al-Halabesa area in western Fallujah, which will witness the launch of an extensive military operation in the coming few hours in order to free it and advance into the [area] of the Old Fallujah Hospital,” Ajami added.
Earlier toda, Joint Operations Command announced launching military operations to liberate the central areas of Fallujah from the ISIS control.