URGENT: Iraqi security forces penetrate into north of Fallujah
Iraqi security forces. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – The Head of Khalidiya Council in Anbar Province announced on Monday, that the security forces have advanced for a distance of 3 kiometeres north of Fallujah (26 km west of Baghdad), while indicated to the killing of dozens of ISIS members.
Ali Daoud said in an interview, “Today, security forces have carried out a large-scale military operation on ISIS gatherings and strongholds in Albu Shajel and AlBu Shehab areas in Saqlawiyah Island (17 km north of Fallujah), killing dozens of ISIS members,” noting that, “The security forces managed to penetrate an area of 3 kilometers in the island.”
Daoud added, “The army, police and tribal fighters, backed by the international coalition aviation destroyed ISIS defense lines in Albu Shajel and AlBu Shehab vicinities.”