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Over 180 ISIL Takfiris killed in Iraqi army operation

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A successful anti-ISIL operation by Iraqi forces has left more than 180 Takfiri terrorists dead in a key area of the country’s central province of Salahuddin.

ISIL Takfiri militants suffered a huge blow Sunday as Iraqi forces, backed by volunteer fighters, launched a successful offensive in Yathrib, south of Tikrit, the Iraqi defense ministry said.

Huge amount of ammunition and vehicles belonging to the terrorists were also destroyed during the operation, the ministry said in a statement.

Iraqi news sources reported Friday that key ISIL figures operating in Yathrib have begun to flee the city as they failed to resist the army’s massive offensive in the area.

Iraqi armed forces have managed to retake some key areas in the Salahuddin province over the past days.

Earlier in the day, Iraqi troops advanced into Dhuluiyah, north of Baghdad, and pushed back ISIL militants out of the city’s military airport.

The most notable of all operations came in November when Iraqi forces retook the strategic town of Baiji and its refinery from the terrorists. The Iraqi army also managed to liberate key districts in the city of Samarra in early December.

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