Iraqi forces freed 4 villages from IS militants in Anbar
Dushanbe, 5.05.2016. /NIAT “Khovar”/. Iraqi security forces on Wednesday freed four villages from Islamic State (IS) militants near the IS-held city of Fallujah in the western province of Anbar, Xinhua reports quoting security sources.
The troops and allied paramilitary Sunni tribal units, backed by U.S.-led coalition aircraft, advanced in south of Fallujah, some 50 km west of Baghdad, and recaptured the villages.
The fierce clashes left some 30 IS militants killed and five vehicles destroyed, the source added.
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