Iraqi Forces Liberate Hawijah, Hundreds of ISIS Terrorists Surrender

Fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) paramilitaries ride atop an infantry-fighting vehicle while advancing towards villages between the northern Iraqi cities of Hawija and Kirkuk after retaking Hawija from ISIS the day before. October 6, 2017. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images

Iraqi forces won a “swift and decisive victory against ISIS in Hawijah” on Thursday, Oct. 5, according to Coalition sources.

“The battle was hard fought and operations to liberate the city took 14 days, with many sources reporting more than 1,000 terrorists surrendered,” reads a statement from the U.S. Central Command.