Iraqi forces today said , they had retaken the centre of Islamic State group stronghold Hawija and are pushing forward in their assault on one of the last IS enclaves in the country. The Operation's commander, Lieutenant General, Abdel Amir Yarallah, said troops, police and paramilitaries liberated the whole of the centre of Hawija and are continuing their advance. <br/><br/>Government and allied forces backed by a US-led coalition launched an offensive last month to oust IS from Hawija, a longtime insurgent bastion.The town is among the final holdouts from the territory seized by the jihadists in 2014.