Iraq says town of Heet retaken from IS after weeks of fighting

April 14, 2016 21:44

Iraqi forces retook the town of Heet from the Islamic State group today after weeks of fighting, the military said, the latest in a series of losses for the jihadists.

"Units from the Counter-Terrorism Service completely liberated Heet," Iraq's Joint Operations Command said in a statement.

CTS spokesman Sabah al-Noman said the recapture of the town west of Baghdad was completed today.

"The town of Heet is cleared of any Daesh gunmen," Noman told AFP, using an Arabic acronym for IS.

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