“In bloody, grueling months-long campaigns, the Iraqi army has pushed the Islamic State out of major cities such as Mosul, Tal Afar and Haditha. Now, with ISIS forces in Iraq largely driven west into a stretch of the Euphrates River Valley straddling the Syrian border, Iraqi troops and the U.S.-led coalition are gearing up for a battle to drive ISIS out of towns like Al Qaim, the top Air Force general in Iraq said this week.”
Source: Air Force general: The battle against ISIS is about to converge in the Euphrates valley
