Iraqi forces have recaptured the centre of Hawija, one of the Islamic State group’s last strongholds in the country, the military said on Thursday.
However, some fighting continued in an area to the north and east of the town where the militants were surrounded.
Hawija, located some 230 km north of Baghdad, close to the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, had been under ISIL's control since 2014.
Some 78,000 people were estimated to be trapped in the area, according to the United Nations.
With its reca…
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