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Iraqi forces have begun a new push to clear the last areas in the country\u2019s arid west of pockets of Takfiri Daesh terrorists.<\/p>\n

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Iraqi forces have begun a new push to clear the last areas in the country\u2019s arid west of pockets of Takfiri Daesh terrorists.<\/h4>\n

Troops and Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Sha\u2019abi) \u201claunched a major drive to clear areas of the al-Jazeera region between Nineveh and Anbar [Provinces] in the second phase of operations,\u201d the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said in a statement on Friday.<\/h4>\n

The first phase, which had begun on November 23, cleared 50 percent of the total desert area of around 29,000 square kilometers.<\/h4>\n

Daesh began a terror campaign in Iraq in 2014, overrunning vast swathes in lightning attacks. Iraqi forces then launched operations to eliminate Daesh and retake lost territory, and last month, Iraqi forces liberated Rawa, the last remaining town in the grip of the outfit.<\/h4>\n

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Iraqi forces have begun a new push to clear the last areas in the country\u2019s arid west of pockets of Takfiri Daesh terrorists. \u00a0 Iraqi forces have begun a new push to clear the last areas in the country\u2019s arid west of pockets of Takfiri Daesh terrorists. 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