BAGHDAD—Iraqi forces drove Islamic State militants from an area in the western desert near the borders with Syria and Jordan on Saturday, making further inroads into the group’s last remaining territory in the country. The recapture of the area, Akashat, helps secure a newly reopened border crossing with Jordan and will facilitate future operations to clear Islamic State from the rest of the western province of Anbar, Iraqi military...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 16, 2017 17:15 UTC