Iraq launches new offensive to free IS-held Hawijah

Iraqi Joint Operation Command spokesman Yahya Rasoul (L) and U.S. Coalition spokesman Ryan Dillon attend a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 21, 2017. Iraqi security forces on Thursday launched a new offensive against the Islamic State (IS) militants and recaptured a total of 19 villages as they are advancing to free the city of Hawijah in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said. (Xinhua/Khalili Dawood)