Iraqi government launches military operation to recapture towns
Iraqi government launches military operation to recapture towns
Published: 01:16 pm Oct 26, 2017
CAIRO: The Iraqi government launched an offensive early on Thursday to recapture from Islamic State the western Iraqi towns of Rawa and al-Qaim close to the Syrian border, al-Arabiya television reported.
According to al-Arabiya the offensive was launched from three sides and both the international coalition and the Sunni tribes were assisting the joint operations forces in the attack.