Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar
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Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar
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Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar, codenamed Operation Ashura, was a two-day military operation by Iraqi government forces and Iranian-backed PMU forces beginning on 24 October 2014, aimed at retaking the strategic city of Jurf Al Sakhar near Baghdad from ISIL.
The operation was mainly aimed at preventing ISIS militants from reaching the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf, where ISIS threatened to carry out attacks against the millions of Shia visitors commemorating the Day of Ashura.
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2014 siege in Iraq
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_of_Jurf_Al_Sakhar
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2024-03-18T11:54:34Z
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