Joint forces liberate 3 areas in al-Karma, 40 ISIS fighters killed
Iraqi security forces. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Monday the leadership of al-Hashed al-Shaabi in Anbar Province announced, that the joint forces liberated three areas in the district of Karma east of Fallujah from the control of the so-called ISIS, while pointed out to the killing of 40 ISIS elements, including Arabs and foreigners.
The commander of Karmat Fallujah 1st brigade, Col. Mahmoud Madi Jumaili, said in a press statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This morning the joint security forces managed to cleanse al-Harariyat, al-Shahabi and al-Dwaya areas (20 km east of Fallujah) from the ISIS control,” noting that, “The operation resulted in the killing of 40 ISIS fighters, including Arabs and foreigners.”
Jumaili added, “The security forces are advancing in the eastern and northern entrances of Fallujah after the collapse of ISIS terrorist members,” pointing out that, “ISIS lost control on its strongholds in the main axes of Fallujah.”