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Iraq Holds Victory Parade After Daesh Defeat

An Iraqi military parade in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone celebrated final victory over Daesh on Sunday, with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi looking on as troops marched in formation, their bodies spelling “victory day, “Reuters reported.
 
Abadi, who is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces, listened solemnly to Quranic verses from a chapter titled al-Nasr, meaning victory.
 
Iraqi forces recaptured the last areas still under Daesh control along the border with Syria on Saturday and secured the western desert, marking the end of the war against the militants three years after they had captured about a third of Iraq’s territory.
 
The forces fighting Daesh in Iraq and Syria now expect a new phase of guerrilla warfare.
 
Watching the parade on Sunday, state television showed Abadi sat on a throne-like chair placed between two Iraqi flags with the country’s official seal behind him, and with all other officials sat at a distance from him.
 
Abadi declared Dec. 10 would be an annual national holiday. Fighter jets were seen and heard flying across Baghdad’s skies.
 
An announcer introduced various factions who took on Daesh as troops marched, tanks rolled by and helicopters hovered, all brandishing Iraqi flags as Abadi stood up and waved.

Iraq Holds Victory Parade After Daesh Defeat

Forces fighting Daesh in Iraq and Syria now expect a new phase of guerrilla warfare.

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An Iraqi military parade in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone celebrated final victory over Daesh on Sunday, with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi looking on as troops marched in formation, their bodies spelling “victory day, “Reuters reported.
 
Abadi, who is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces, listened solemnly to Quranic verses from a chapter titled al-Nasr, meaning victory.
 
Iraqi forces recaptured the last areas still under Daesh control along the border with Syria on Saturday and secured the western desert, marking the end of the war against the militants three years after they had captured about a third of Iraq’s territory.
 
The forces fighting Daesh in Iraq and Syria now expect a new phase of guerrilla warfare.
 
Watching the parade on Sunday, state television showed Abadi sat on a throne-like chair placed between two Iraqi flags with the country’s official seal behind him, and with all other officials sat at a distance from him.
 
Abadi declared Dec. 10 would be an annual national holiday. Fighter jets were seen and heard flying across Baghdad’s skies.
 
An announcer introduced various factions who took on Daesh as troops marched, tanks rolled by and helicopters hovered, all brandishing Iraqi flags as Abadi stood up and waved.

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