国际英语资讯:Security forces launch major anti-IS offensive in Iraq
<p><span word="BAGHDAD">BAGHDAD</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 2-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kirkuk">Kirkuk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Salahudin">Salahudin</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="troops">troops</span>, <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>, <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rugged">rugged</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>, <span word="Yahia">Yahia</span> <span word="Rasoul">Rasoul</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commander">commander</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hideouts">hideouts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tunnels">tunnels</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="destroying">destroying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="booby">booby</span>-<span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ammunition">ammunition</span>, <span word="Rasoul">Rasoul</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Mustafa">Mustafa</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Kadhimi">Kadhimi</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commander">commander</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Operations">Operations</span> <span word="Command">Command</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kirkuk">Kirkuk</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 250 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commanders">commanders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supervise">supervise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span>, <span word="Rasoul">Rasoul</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span>, <span word="Rasoul">Rasoul</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremist">extremist</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="intensified">intensified</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Hashd">Hashd</span> <span word="Shaabi">Shaabi</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="Sunni">Sunni</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wounding">wounding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p>
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