Joint security forces clear ISIS from al-Halabesa area
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(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – The Leadership of al-Hashd al-Shaabi’s paramilitary force in Anbar Province announced on Monday that the joint security forces had stormed into al-Halabesa area in western Fallujah and killed dozens of ISIS fighters during the operation.
The commander of the 2nd regiment in al-Somoud brigade, Colonel Orans Mohamed al-Eissawi, said in a press statement obtained by IraqiNews.com that “The joint security forces stormed into al-Halabesa area (10 km west of Fallujah),” indicating that, “Dozens of ISIS members were killed during the operation.”
Eissawi added, “The military operation that targeted ISIS strongholds and gatherings surprised the enemy who started to flee to central Fallujah.”