TheIraqigovernment-backedparamilitaryHashdShaabimembersonWednesdaykilled10IslamicState(IS)militantsnearthetownofHawijahinIraq'snorthernprovinceofKirkuk,theIraqi
IraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-AbadionThursdayannouncedthelaunchofanewoffensivetodriveoutIslamicState(IS)militantsfromthecityofHawijahinthewesternpartofIraq'soil-ri