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Iraqi security forces have regained control of the area of Jurf al-Sakhar, a town south of Baghdad, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Saturday, as they battle to keep ISIS militants in check. In a post on Facebook, al-Abadi saluted the efforts made by Iraqi forces to liberate the area and said they "have inflicted a strong blow to the terrorist organization ISIS." Jurf al-Sakhar is on the outskirts of Hilla and is a mixed Sunni-Shiite area. The town was also the site of intense fighting in June between Iraqi forces and ISIS over the control of a military facility, where an infantry brigade is based, Iraqi security officials said.

Clashes could be heard in the border town Saturday, but the
Kurdish defenders appear to be holding their ground against ISIS as the militants seek to regain territory.