6 hours agoIraqi Prime Minister announces end of fight against Islamic State
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Iraqi Prime Minister Heider al-Abad announced today the end of the war undertaken for three years by government forces against the Islamic State group in Iraq. “Our forces control the entire Iraqi border and announce the end of the fight against I SIS”, he stressed after opening a conference organised by Iraqi journalists' union. Our enemy [...]
“Our forces control the entire Iraqi border and announce the end of the fight against I SIS”, he stressed after opening a conference organised by Iraqi journalists' union.
Our enemy wanted to kill our civilization, but we won because of our unity and determination. We beat them at a bit of time”, he added.
The Islamic State invaded a third of the country in 2014 during an offensive, putting the existence of the Iraqi state at risk.
