Iraqi army attacks IS, thousands of people trapped

Tens of thousands of civilians in Iraq's western Anbar province have been trapped between government troops and militias attacking Islamic State (IS) positions, making it difficult for the army to advance.

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The command is urgently having to draw up a plan to evacuate residents to continue the attack, as The Guardian newspaper reported.

The Iraqi army launched an attack on the city of Hit, which is a transit point on the terrorist supply route between western Iraq and eastern Syrian provinces.

According to the army commander, retaking the city will help government forces consolidate their gains after the battle for Ramadi and create a unified attack line aimed at Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, which has been captured by IS militants since the summer of 2014, The Guardian reported.

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