Iraq Prime Minister Declares Victory Over ISIS
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Iraq Prime Minister Declares Victory Over ISIS
Mr. Abadi’s carefully calibrated statement came months after armed forces had wrested back control over Iraq’s major urban areas, notably its second-largest city, Mosul,
and had shifted focus to mopping up remnants of the militants who had escaped or gone underground in the vast desert border areas between Iraq and Syria.
Arabic said that Our forces fully control the Iraqi-Syrian border, and thus we can announce the end of the war against Daesh,
Supported by By Margaret Coker and Falih Hassan BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq declared victory over the Islamic State on Saturday, announcing
the end of more than three years of battles to regain control over nearly one-third of the country that had been under the terrorist group’s dominion.
Among the urgent challenges officials now face to ensure security
and stability are reconstruction plans for cities like Mosul, which was destroyed by the fighting, as well as reconciliation programs for the country’s Sunni and Shiite communities, said Hussein Allawi, a professor of national security at Al Nahrain University in Baghdad.
Hakim al-Zamili, who leads Parliament’s security and defense committee, estimates
that about 20,000 hard-core supporters of the Islamic State remain in the country, hidden among the large groups of displaced people or in remote areas of the western deserts.
Wathiq said that Iraq still needs the intelligence cooperation with the international coalition
and neighboring countries because there are many places for ISIS to hide,
Mr. Abadi’s carefully calibrated statement came months after armed forces had wrested back control over Iraq’s major urban areas, notably its second-largest city, Mosul,
and had shifted focus to mopping up remnants of the militants who had escaped or gone underground in the vast desert border areas between Iraq and Syria.
Arabic said that Our forces fully control the Iraqi-Syrian border, and thus we can announce the end of the war against Daesh,
Supported by By Margaret Coker and Falih Hassan BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq declared victory over the Islamic State on Saturday, announcing
the end of more than three years of battles to regain control over nearly one-third of the country that had been under the terrorist group’s dominion.
Among the urgent challenges officials now face to ensure security
and stability are reconstruction plans for cities like Mosul, which was destroyed by the fighting, as well as reconciliation programs for the country’s Sunni and Shiite communities, said Hussein Allawi, a professor of national security at Al Nahrain University in Baghdad.
Hakim al-Zamili, who leads Parliament’s security and defense committee, estimates
that about 20,000 hard-core supporters of the Islamic State remain in the country, hidden among the large groups of displaced people or in remote areas of the western deserts.
Wathiq said that Iraq still needs the intelligence cooperation with the international coalition
and neighboring countries because there are many places for ISIS to hide,