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Iraqi army kills 25 ISIL militants in Anbar, civilians flee

Iraqi army forces killed 25 ISIL militants in western Anbar on Thursday, while 17 civilian families managed to flee militants-held areas, military media and security sources in the province was quoted saying.

The Defense Ministry’s War Media Cell said army warplanes, depending on intelligence tips, bombarded IS locations west of the province, killing 25. The statement did not name the targeted location, though.

Aljournal News website quoted a security source in the province saying that more than 17 families fled Islamic State havens in the towns of Annah, Rawa and Qaim, near the western borders with Syria, towards security deployments in the city of Rutba.

The source said the civilians seized the opportunity of chaos which struck the group there as many leaders fled those pockets. He added that they were thoroughly vetted to make sure no militants had hidden among them.

The families were transferred to a camp at the Kilo 18 area, according to the source.

 

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