Quick update on the ongoing destruction of the Islamic State. First, “Iraqi forces have driven Islamic State fighters from the northern city of Hawija, the militants’ final urban stronghold in Iraq, three years after they seized control of nearly a third of the country, the Iraqi government said Thursday.” There’s still lots of fighting along … Continue reading Islamic State Update: Hawija Falls, Final Push for Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor Fully Invested