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Almasdarnews.com (18 April 2018)

By Leith Aboufadel

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – Earlier today, the Iraqi Armed Forces kicked off a major offensive inside the Al-Anbar Governorate, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIS) last positions near the provincial capital.

Led by their army and Popular Mobilization Units (var. Hashd Al-Sha’abi), the Iraqi Armed Forces stormed the Islamic State’s positions inside the vast Tharthar Desert near the provincial capital (Al-Ramadi) of Al-Anbar.

According Iraqi activist Haidar Sumeri, the offensive was launched from seven axes and it won’t stop until the entire area is cleared.

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