Iraqi forces regain key highway north of Baghdad

The Iraqi military said that its troops backed by thousands of local and volunteer forces seized control of a stretch of a highway north of Baghdad.

The strategic highway was closed by the ISIL Takfiri terrorists over the past three months.

Meanwhile, security sources say the region is still a dangerous place because of the bombs planted by the terrorists.

Senior commanders of the volunteer forces say that it would take several days to clear the road of mines and booby-traps planted by the retreating militants. 

The developments come as Iraqi forces have been pushing north after driving the ISIL terrorists out of the Shia town of Amerli and breaking the months-long siege on the town.