they are celebrating the vens against fightser. dozens were reportedly killed. they say they are in control of both towns. >> this is a town that was invested with fightsers. they are ready to fight back. this is in front of us. we are the brigade. >> battles are continuing they are important. less than. these towns were controlled by i.s.i.l. they are pushed i.s.i.l. out. security forces consider it a gain in the battle to take part in the other parts of the province. >> they carried out more than a dozen air strikes. iraq's military launched the offensive backed by the shia forces, and under air cover by iraqi and international forces. i.s.i.l. fighters continued their attacks, and say the anti-aircraft capabilities forced others to leave. up north, the situation is tense, as kurdish peshmerga forces advance deeper into the mountains. fighting intensified. iraqi armed forces managed to cut i.s.i.l. control lines. they want to take more areas. as the fighting continues, more iraqi civilians become victims and houses vacant. >> as 2014 draws to a close, al jazee

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