Iraqis must unite to combat extremism: Iran FM
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says all tribes and ethnic groups in Iraq must maintain unity in the fight against extremism.
In a meeting with Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Ammar Hakim in Tehran on Monday, Zarif stressed the importance of reinforcing unity among Iraqis with regard to recent victories achieved by the army and popular forces in operations against the Takfiri Daesh terrorists.
He urged Iranian and Iraqi officials to hold regular consultation on all regional and international developments in a bid to help restore peace and stability to the region.
Hakim, for his part, said thousands of Sunni fighters are participating in the liberation of Iraqi cities from Daesh, which will help maintain unity and integrity in the country.
In a televised statement on Monday, Iraqi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Rasool declared that the city of Ramadi, the capital of the western province of Anbar, has been "fully liberated" from Daesh.
Seizing control over Ramadi would prepare the ground for the long-anticipated offensive into Mosul, the largest city that Daesh controls in the Arab country.
Iraqi army on Tuesday launched an all-out campaign to cleanse Anbar of Daesh militants.
The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued by violence ever since Daesh began an offensive through the Iraqi territory in June 2014. Army soldiers and Popular Mobilization Units are seeking to take back militant-held regions in joint operations.
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