Iraqi forces kill hundreds of daesh terrorists during offensive in Hawija

The Iraqi forces have killed more than 200 Daesh terrorists, and liberated around 500 square kilometers of territory west from the northern town of Hawija, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said in a statement on Saturday.

The Iraqi forces have killed more than 200 Daesh terrorists, and liberated around 500 square kilometers of territory west from the northern town of Hawija, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said in a statement on Saturday.

On Tuesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi announced the start of the operation to clear the territories of western Anbar province and Anah city from the remaining Daesh terrorist groups.

The command noted that the armed forces also destroyed the vehicles and weapons, which belonged to the terrorists and managed to move 90 families away from the area of clashes.

Meanwhile, the Middle Euphrates River Valley is one of the two areas where Daesh fighters remain in Iraq. The other zone is the western Anbar province.