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Iraq forces recapture road NE of Diyala from ISIL
Thu Nov 20, 2014 6:14PM GMT

Iraqi troops, backed by Shia fighters, have managed to recapture all 80 kilometers of the Imam Wais road, in the northeast of Diyala province.

The territorial gain, which was achieved on Wednesday, allows the Iraqi military to surround the last two ISIL terror group’s strongholds of al-Saadia, about 65 kilometers from central Diyala, and Jalawlaa city, about 75 kilometers to northeast of central Diyala.

The Iraqi military, along with Shia and volunteer forces, has also mounted an offensive to liberate the town of Hit in Iraq’s restive western province of Anbar.

The operation comes as Iraqi troops have already succeeded in freeing al-Doulab area near Hit from the ISIL Takfiri militants’ grip.
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