BREAKING THIS MORNING: Iraqi forces have retaken the heart of Hawija, the last real town held by the Islamic State in Iraq, according to reports this morning. That would leave only a small strip of desert along the Syrian border under ISIS control. “I want to announce the liberation of the city of Hawija today,” Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said, calling it a “victory not just for Iraq but for the whole world,” the Associated Press reported. While in Paris, Abadi said the fight now should focus on the areas near the Syrian border. “We should chase this terrorist organization everywhere,” he said. “This is a very dangerous organization that works for spreading instability.”

Yesterday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said ISIS is on the verge of being wiped out. “ISIS’s fraudulent caliphate in Iraq and Syria is on the brink of being completely extinguished, thanks to an aggressive new strategy led by the president,” Tillerson said. ISIS still holds territory in Syria.