Al-Qaida-held cities 'will be retaken'

A senior Iraqi military commander has said it will take a few days to fully dislodge al-Qaida-linked fighters from two key western cities.

Al-Qaida-held cities 'will be retaken'

A senior Iraqi military commander has said it will take a few days to fully dislodge al-Qaida-linked fighters from two key western cities.

Lt Gen Rasheed Fleih, who leads the Anbar Military Command, told state television that “two to three days” are needed to push the militants out of Fallujah and parts of Ramadi.

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