Iraqi Security Forces and the country's Sunni tribes in Anbar province on Saturday launched a new offensive, Desert Lynx, to liberate towns and villages along a 38-mile stretch of road in the west. If successful, the offensive would allow the Iraqi forces to focus on controlling Haditha, a city frequently targeted by militants, while also clearing towns on the road to Baiji, one of the country's oil epicenters. The operation will take place under the cover of an international coalition's airstrikes.
