Army forces advance to liberate Albu Shehab & Albu Shagl areas in Khalidiya Island
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Monday, Head of Kalidiya Council Ali Daoud announced the advance of the army forces to liberate Albu Shehab and Albu Shagl areas in al-Kalidiya Island east of Ramadi.
Daoud said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, army forces backed by the Iraqi Army Aviation, army artillery and rocket launchers have advanced toward Albu Shehab and Albu Shagl areas in al-Khalidiya Island north of Khalidiya City to liberate them from ISIS.”
Daoud added, “The army forces were able to reach Albu Shehab that is considered the only passage between Ramadi and Falluja north of Khalidiya,” pointing out that, “A number of ISIS members were killed during the confrontations amid heavy aerial shelling carried out by the Army Aviation on ISIS hideouts in Albu Shehab and Albu Shagl areas east of Ramadi.”