
FILE PHOTO: A member of Iraqi Federal Police waves an Iraqi flag as they celebrate victory of military operations against the Islamic State militants in West Mosul, Iraq July 2, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
December 9, 2017
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has been “totally liberated” from Islamic State, the Iraqi armed forces announced in a statement on Saturday.
(Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli)