BAGHDAD, Oct 25 (Reuters) -
Iraqi security forces have retaken
most of the
town of Jurf al-Sakhar
near Baghdad from Islamic State militants, the biggest gains in months of fighting for the strategic area, senior local officials said on Saturday. Full control of the
town could allow
Iraqi authorities to prevent the Sunni insurgents
from edging closer to the capital and maintaining connections to their strongholds in western Anbar province as well as infiltrating the mainly Shi'ite south. ...
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