November 4, 2017 – Fort Russ News – Paul Antonopoulos
Baghdad, Iraq – Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced that the liberation of ISIS-held Al-Qaim city in western Anbar was taken in record time.
“The commander in-chief of armed forces Haidar al-Abadi congratulates Iraqis on liberation of Qaim in record time,” a brief statement by Abadi’s office said on Friday.
This came after Abadi promised on Tuesday that the liberation of Qaim would only take a “few days”.
The Joint Operations Command’s War Media Cell announced the liberation of Qaim earlier on Friday.