CAIRO (Reuters) - Iraqi
government forces and Shi'ite
militias took
control of the
strategic town of Jurf al-Sakhar just south of Baghdad on Saturday, breaking the grip of Islamic State militants after months of fighting, security officials said. The officials said the Sunni insurgents fled to two nearby villages and were still attacking with sniper fire and mortars and
government forces were preparing for a major overnight operation against them. (Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
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