Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi announced the launch of an operation to free Havidji in Kirkuk province in late September.
A rapid reaction force laid siege to the center of al-Haviji. Various groups of security forces continue to move around the city and clean up its areas
- said the channel source.
In turn, the Shiite militia of Hashd Shaabi stated that its troops fully control the city.
El Havija became the main "headquarters" of the IS * in Iraq after the capture of Mosul by the army in July of this year.
Earlier it was reported that the Iraqi military liberated near 30 villages on the outskirts of the city of al-Havija, which remains the main stronghold of the IG *.
Reportedly, the storming of the villages was carried out by units of the militarized federal police, as well as by the people's militia. According to the military, progress to the city of al-Havija continues, RIA News.
IG * - terrorist organization banned in Russia