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Iraqi City of Al Qayyarah Fully Liberated From Daesh Terrorists

© REUTERS / StringerIraqi security forces gather on the outskirt of Al Qayyarah, Iraq, August 15, 2016. Picture taken August 15, 2016
Iraqi security forces gather on the outskirt of Al Qayyarah, Iraq, August 15, 2016. Picture taken August 15, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The Iraqi army fully liberated the northern city of Al Qayyarah from the Daesh terror group, according to official statement.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Iraqi armed forces said on Tuesday that they had fully liberated the northern city of Al Qayyarah from the Daesh terror group.

"Now Al Qayyarah is fully liberated… Iraqi joint forces raised the country’s flag over buildings and a hospital after they had been fully liberated from terrorism," the armed forces said in a statement.

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The Iraqi army also told of a mass burial of victims of the Daesh near the city of Al Khalidiya in central Iraq.

Al Qayyarah is located about 50 kilometers (more than 30 miles) south of Mosul, which is the main Daesh stronghold in the country.

Al Qayyarah, Mosul, as well as a many other northern and western Iraqi cities and towns, were seized in 2014 during an offensive by the Daesh terror group, which is outlawed in Russia.

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