Alwaght- Iraq's military has reportedly recaptured the strategic town of Bashir in Kirkuk Province from the grips of ISIS terrorist group.
Reports say the Iraqi army was joined Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga militias, Shiite Turkmen militias and Popular Mobilization units, a militia umbrella organization, in the operation that also led to the liberation of five other villages.
Iraqi forces regained control of the nearby village of Mo’amareh, according to media reports.
Earlier in the day, security sources told local media that Iraqi forces had gained full control of the villages of Khazraj and Nowaiem, west of the capital, Baghdad, after fierce fighting with ISIS terrorists. Iraqi troops inflicted heavy losses on the terrorists in that area.
In recent months, Iraqi forces have been able to regain control over much of the territories that had been under the control of ISIS.
ISIS occupied parts of northern and western Iraq, including the major city of Mosul, in June 2014.
A so-called US-led coalition against purported ISIS positions in Iraq also started in August last year. However, many observers say that while the US and its allies claim they are fighting terrorist groups like ISIS, they in fact helped create and train those groups to advance their policies in the West Asia region.
The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued by violence ever since ISIS began its march through Iraqi territory in June 2014. Iraqi Army soldiers and volunteer fighters have joined forces and are seeking to take back terrorist-held regions in joint operations.
