U.S.-led forces open fight to reclaim Islamic State stronghold in Iraq - UPI.com
UPI reports: "Iraqi forces launched an offensive Thursday to reclaim the Islamic
State-held town of Hawija, military officials said.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the operation began at dawn Thursday
in Sharqat, west of Hawija, and promised to expel IS militants from
every bit of Iraqi land. [...] A U.S.-led coalition backed Iraqi forces with airstrikes Thursday, and
U.S. Army Col. Ryan Dillon said American forces stand "shoulder to
shoulder with our Iraqi brothers" in the operation."
Comment: How's the war in Iraq going? It's going.
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