### [2017-11-11](/feed/2017/11/11/index.md)

##### Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
# The Iraqi Armed Forces launch an offensive to recapture the last ISIL stronghold in Iraq, Rawa. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41953300)

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1. [Omar Ameen, an ISIL member who lived in California as a refugee, is arrested in Sacramento for a 2014 murder in Rawa, Iraq. ](/feed/2018/08/15/omar-ameen-an-isil-member-who-lived-in-california-as-a-refugee-is-arrested-in-sacramento-for-a-2014-murder-in-rawa-ir.md) _Context: Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), Islamic State, Rawa, Iraq_
2. [The Iraqi Armed Forces enter the town of Al-Qa'im, close to the border with Syria. Al-Qa'im is one of the last towns in Iraq still held by ISIL. ](/feed/2017/11/3/the-iraqi-armed-forces-enter-the-town-of-al-qa-im-close-to-the-border-with-syria-al-qa-im-is-one-of-the-last-towns-in.md) _Context: Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), Islamic State, forces_
3. [A car bomb explodes in a Shi'ite neighbourhood in Baghdad, killing at least 48 people. ISIL claimed responsibility for the bombing. ](/feed/2017/02/16/a-car-bomb-explodes-in-a-shi-ite-neighbourhood-in-baghdad-killing-at-least-48-people-isil-claimed-responsibility-for-t.md) _Context: Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), Islamic State_
4. [At least 30 people are killed in a suicide attack on a football stadium south of Baghdad, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for attack. ](/feed/2016/03/25/at-least-30-people-are-killed-in-a-suicide-attack-on-a-football-stadium-south-of-baghdad-iraq-the-islamic-state-of-ira.md) _Context: Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), Islamic State_
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6. [Iraqi Armed Forces announce the complete recapture of the city of Ramadi in western Iraq's Anbar Province from the Islamic State, along with the reopening of the Ramadi-Baghdad road. ](/feed/2016/02/9/iraqi-armed-forces-announce-the-complete-recapture-of-the-city-of-ramadi-in-western-iraq-s-anbar-province-from-the-islam.md) _Context: Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), Islamic State, forces_
7. [Iraqi officials say the country's forces have managed to retake large parts of the key city of Ramadi from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants. ](/feed/2015/12/8/iraqi-officials-say-the-country-s-forces-have-managed-to-retake-large-parts-of-the-key-city-of-ramadi-from-islamic-state.md) _Context: Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), Islamic State, forces_
8. [The Government of Iraq calls on Turkey to withdraw its troops from northern Iraq, near the Islamic State-controlled city of Mosul. Iraq's Foreign Ministry said Turkish forces had entered Iraqi territory without the knowledge of the central government in Baghdad. ](/feed/2015/12/5/the-government-of-iraq-calls-on-turkey-to-withdraw-its-troops-from-northern-iraq-near-the-islamic-state-controlled-city.md) _Context: Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), Islamic State_
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