VICTORIOUS  Members of Iraq’s elite counter-terrorism service check the rubble of a building on December 27 in the Hoz neighborhood in central Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province, about 110 kilometers west of Baghdad, during military operations conducted by Iraqi pro-government forces against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group. Jihadist fighters abandoned their last stronghold in Ramadi today, bringing Iraqi federal forces within sight of their biggest victory since last year’s massive offensive by the Islamic State group. AFP PHOTO
VICTORIOUS
Members of Iraq’s elite counter-terrorism service check the rubble of a building on December 27 in the Hoz neighborhood in central Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province, about 110 kilometers west of Baghdad, during military operations conducted by Iraqi pro-government forces against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group. Jihadist fighters abandoned their last stronghold in Ramadi today, bringing Iraqi federal forces within sight of their biggest victory since last year’s massive offensive by the Islamic State group. AFP PHOTO

RAMADI, Iraq: Iraqi forces swept the devastated streets of Ramadi for bombs Monday, after recapturing the city they lost in May and clinching a major victory against the Islamic State group.

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