Iraqi forces take full control of Al-Anbar desert

ANBAR, Sept. 09 (YPA) – Iraqi forces managed to take complete control of the Al-Anbar desert, The Command of Al-Anbar Operations said in a statement  on Wednesday

According to the statement, the Iraqi army forces continue their series of counter-terrorist operations in different parts of the country.

In this regard, Nasser Al-Ghannam, the commander of the Al-Anbar Operation said that the Iraqi forces made a new achievements,  Al-Furat reported.

According to the report, the commande confrimed  that Iraqi forces managed to take full control of the Al-Anbar desert after clearing it of the remnants of terrorist elements of the ISIL.

“Currently, there are no ISIL terrorist elements in the Al-Anbar desert,” he said.

“During their latest operation against the remnants of the Takfiris in the Al-Anbar desert, the Iraqi army forces destroyed several vehicles belonging to them and seized some of their weapons,” Al-Ghannam added.

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