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On October 4th, the Iraqi Security Forces supported by the U.S.-led Global Coalition1 to Defeat ISIS, liberated2 the town of Hawija and over 150 surrounding villages from ISIS, along with as many as 85,000 civilians3 who had been trapped there. Hawija was the terrorist group's last stronghold in northern Iraq. ISIS has now lost control of almost all the territory it once held in Iraq, except for a small area in western Anbar along the Euphrates River Valley and out to al-Qaim, located on the Iraqi-Syrian border.
ISIS seized Hawija during its 2014 offensive in northern Iraq that also resulted in the fall of the strategically important cities of Sinjar, Tal Afar, and Mosul. By the end of 2014, ISIS declared Mosul to be its capital in Iraq.
To counter the terrorist group's rapid expansion and begin rolling it back, the United States and partner nations formed a global coalition that countered ISIS with a series of airstrikes in September 2014. Over the past three years, the Coalition liberated the captured cities, and destroyed ISIS in its safe havens4, hamstrung its capacity to generate revenue through theft of local resources, antiquities5, and oil, and hobbled its ability to recruit foreign fighters, move funds, and spread false propaganda over the internet and social media.
Ultimately, the Coalition's support enabled Iraqi Security Forces to take on ISIS and defeat the terrorist organization. Hawija is the latest ISIS-held city in Iraq to be liberated. A similar campaign is even now in progress in Syria, where U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces are in the midst of an all-out assault on the city of Raqqa, ISIS's Syrian capital.
"The Iraqi Security Forces continue to prove they are a battle-hardened, professional force dedicated6 to ridding their country of an evil enemy," said the Coalition in a written statement.
"While the liberation of Hawija is a significant milestone7, an ISIS presence remains8 in Iraq, and the Coalition will continue to stand side-by-side with the ISF in their collective mission to defeat ISIS."
1 coalition | |
n.结合体,同盟,结合,联合 | |
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2 liberated | |
a.无拘束的,放纵的 | |
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3 civilians | |
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓 | |
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n.港口,安全地方( haven的名词复数 )v.港口,安全地方( haven的第三人称单数 ) | |
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5 antiquities | |
n.古老( antiquity的名词复数 );古迹;古人们;古代的风俗习惯 | |
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adj.一心一意的;献身的;热诚的 | |
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n.里程碑;划时代的事件 | |
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n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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