Iraqi government forces have managed to retake several areas in and around Fallujah from theDaeshTakfiri terrorist group as they are pushing toward the heart of the strategic city in the beleaguered western province of Anbar.
On Thursday, Iraqi security personnel wrested control ofNazzal district on the southern outskirt of Fallujah, located roughly 69 kilometers (43miles) west ofthe capitalBaghdad, Arabic-language al-Forat news agency reported.
A security source, who declined to be named, said the forces also arrested 27 Daesh extremists, mostly citizens of Arab countries and Western nationals, who had been holed up inside an undergroundtunnel dug beneath the area.
Iraqi security forces also searched residential buildings across the district, and recovered a considerable amount of medium-caliber weapons, explosive belts anddocuments containing classified information about future Daesh operations.
The Iraqi Joint Special Operations Command also announced that security forces tookcontrol over a road linking Nazzal to the Industrial Districtjust east of Fallujah.
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Iraqi government forces prepare rocket launchers during an operation in Fallujah's southern al-Shuhada neighborhood to retake the area from Daesh terrorists on June 15, 2016. AFP[/caption]Federal Police Forces CommanderLieutenant General Raed Shaker Jawdat also said Iraqi rapidreactionforces wrested control ofJabil region as well as Street Sixty and Baghdad al-Hayawi Street in central Fallujah.
Additionally, Iraqi security forces successfully liberated Fallujah's southeastern districts ofal-Khazr, al-Khazir and al-Salem.
The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued by gruesome violence ever since Daesh terrorists mounted an offensive in the country in June 2014.
The militants have been committing vicious crimes against all ethnic and religious communities in Iraq, including Shias, Sunnis, Kurds, Christians and others.
The Iraqi army, along with fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, has been engaged in operations to liberate militant-held regions.
By Press TV
