{"id":47918,"date":"2017-10-05T14:29:55","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T14:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/10\/05\/iraq-says-it-has-retaken-northern-town-from-islamic-state-group\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:37:34","slug":"iraq-says-it-has-retaken-northern-town-from-islamic-state-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/10\/05\/iraq-says-it-has-retaken-northern-town-from-islamic-state-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq says it has retaken northern town from Islamic State group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PARIS \u2014 Iraq\u2019s prime minister said Thursday that troops have retaken the northern town of Hawija from the Islamic State group, driving the extremists from one of their last strongholds in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haider al-Abadi declared victory during a press conference in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron, who offered to help mediate between Iraq\u2019s government and the autonomous Kurdish region, which voted for independence last week in a move that was rejected by Baghdad and neighboring Turkey and Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to announce the liberation of the city of Hawija today,\u201d al-Abadi said, calling it a \u201cvictory not just for Iraq but for the whole world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraqi forces have driven ISIS from nearly all the cities and towns it seized in the summer of 2014, including the country\u2019s second largest city, Mosul, which was liberated in July. The extremists are now mainly concentrated in a region straddling the Iraqi-Syrian border, and still control a cluster of towns in the far west of Iraq\u2019s sprawling Anbar province, where another U.S.-backed Iraqi offensive is underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraqi officials often declare victory before the fighting has completely ended, and the troops in and around Hawija were likely still clearing mines and booby traps, and flushing out remaining militants. Iraqi forces had launched the operation to retake the town, which lies 150 miles (240 kilometers) north of Baghdad, late last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S.-led coalition issued a statement welcoming Iraq\u2019s \u201cswift and decisive victory\u201d in Hawija.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur Iraqi partners fought bravely and professionally against a brutal and determined enemy, safeguarding innocent civilians throughout the entire campaign,\u201d said Lt. Gen. Paul Funk II, the commander of the coalition in Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even as it drives the extremists from their last remaining pockets of territory, Iraq faces a new challenge in the form of a growing Kurdish push for independence. More than 90 percent of Kurds voted in favor of independence in a referendum last month that was rejected as illegal by the Baghdad government as well as Iraq\u2019s neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraq has responded to the vote by imposing a flight ban on the northern region, while Turkey and Iran have sent troops to the land-locked region\u2019s borders to signal their opposition to any redrawing of the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday appeared to threaten a blockade of the Kurdish region, saying \u201cAll airspace will be closed, flights have already been banned&#8230; Soon the borders will be closed too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macron said France and others are concerned about the escalating dispute. He said France supports the territorial integrity of Iraq and called for \u201cnational reconciliation and inclusive governance,\u201d noting France\u2019s close ties to the Kurds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said dialogue \u201cis the only path\u201d out of the crisis, and said France is ready \u201cto contribute actively to mediation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France frequently offers to use its diplomatic weight to mediate in world crises. The offer to mediate between the Iraqi government and Kurds had reportedly run into resistance from the Iraqi government ahead of al-Abadi\u2019s visit because of Macron\u2019s insistence on Kurdish rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Abadi insisted that Iraq \u201cis for all Iraqis\u201d and said the constitution guarantees the rights of all its citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-857491830.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-857491830.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-857491830.jpg.jpg?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-857491830.jpg.jpg?resize=768,503 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iraqi forces and fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation units) advance toward the Islamic State group&#8217;s stronghold of Hawija on Oct. 4, 2017, during an operation to recapture the town from the jihadists. 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