



Abadi countered and blamed the delay on a lack of Peshmerga coordination between diverse Kurdish players.

the delay on a lack of Peshmerga coordination between diverse Kurdish players. Dillon, the Coalition spokesperson, summarized where ISIS still controls territory.



"Hawija is one of the final remaining ISIS strongholds. And outside of Hawija, then we have western Anbar. And in western Anbar, you've got, really, three or four towns, Annah, Rawa and Al-Qaim," he said.



He stated Iraq's security forces will "feed off of that success as we see this growing into Hawija."



Speaking to Rudaw TV on Friday, Dillon was asked if the Coalition believes ISIS has enough weapons in Hawija to defend their positions.



"We will always estimate that they will. We will plan for that. We always plan for the worst but hope for the best. If we see the operations that we just saw in Tal Afar that is the ultimate and desired outcome," Dillon said.



The Coalition has conducted 15 strikes in Hawija over the past week, Dillon explained, targeting ISIS headquarters, defensive fighting positions, vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) and car bomb factories.

