Dushanbe, 11.04.2016. /NIAT “Khovar”/. A total of 22 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Sunday during clashes and bomb attacks in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, Xinhua reports quoting the security sources.
Security forces and allied paramilitary Sunni tribal fighters fought fierce battles against IS militants as part of their offensive campaign aiming to drive out IS militants from the town of Heet, 160 km west of Baghdad.
The troops gained more ground in Heet as they took control of the Al-Qal’a and Ummal districts, the source said.
However, fierce street fighting continued in Heet, supported by the U.S.-led coalition and Iraqi aircrafts in order to eradicate remaining IS-controlled districts from IS militants in the western parts of the town, the source added.