BREAKING NEWS

Operation begins to liberate Iraq's Anbar province from Islamic State

Iraq formally announced on Tuesday the start of a military operation to liberate the western province of Anbar from Islamic State insurgents.
Ahmed al-Assadi
, a spokesman for the Shi'ite paramilitaries known as Hashid Shaabi, which are are taking part, said in a news conference broadcast on the state TV channel that the operation had been named "Labeyk Ya Hussein".