Iraqi forces liberate two villages in southwest Fallujah

The Iraqi Army, alongside the Federal Police and Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd Al-Sha’abi), liberated two villages in the southwestern countryside of Fallujah on Saturday afternoon. According to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, their armed forces liberated the villages of Al-Sabihat and Al-Falahat after a violent battle with the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS). The aforementioned villages are reportedly located along the southern bank of the Euphrates River.