ISIS militants flee as government forces close in on Iraqi town

‘Daesh militants are reportedly fleeing the Iraqi town of Hawija as the Iraqi army and volunteer forces are gearing up for an operation to liberate the area in the Kirkuk province.
The al-Sumaria television on Thursday quoted a security source as saying that Daesh commanders had begun selling their properties in the town and were heading to Mosul with their families.
The source cited a state of despair among the Takfiri group’s ranks amid growing defections and a drop in monthly salaries which have fallen from 350,000 Iraqi dinars (USD 291.5) to 50,000 Iraqi dinars (USD 41.6).’
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