1 Clearing militants: Iraqi security forces entered villages and farmland north of Baghdad on Tuesday as part of an operation aimed at clearing remnants of the Islamic State from around the capital. Troops searched for weapon caches and bombs in Tarmiyah while river police combed the Tigris River. The area is about 30 miles north of Baghdad. The dragnet is part of the operation dubbed “Will to Victory,” which started two weeks ago along the border with Syria and was extended last week to areas north of Baghdad and in the Diyala, Salahuddin and Anbar provinces. Iraq declared victory against …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
