MoD announces most of al-Baghdadi areas liberated

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(IraqiNews.com) The Ministry of Defense announced Monday, that most of al-Baghdadi areas west of Ramadi have been completely purged, and an inspection campaign and a security scan are now running in the district in preparation for the return of its people.

The ministry said in a statement received by IraqiNew, “A force of the Iraqi Army represented by al-Jazeera and al-Badiya Operations and the 7th Infantry Division, under the supervision of the ground forces commander Lt. Gen. Riyad Jalal Tawfiq, and backed by the tribesmen and the volunteer fighters managed to liberate most areas of al-Baghdadi district.”

The ministry added, “Supplies have been delivered and the siege on the residential complex of al-Baghdadi is lifted. We helped and sheltered the displaced people from the district,” pointing out that, “A number of terrorists have been killed and their vehicles were destroyed in the operation. Now an inspection campaign and a security scan is running in the area in preparation for the people’s return.”