Iraqi government forces, backed by Popular Mobilization forces, killed on Wednesday a top commander of the so-called ’Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group in the province of Anbar.

Iraqi government forces, backed by Popular Mobilization forces, killed on Wednesday a top commander of the so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL) terrorist group in the province of Anbar, south east of Iraq.

Iraqi forces killed the ISIL commander, known as Mohammad Eid, in al-Tash region, located about 120 kilometers (74 miles) West of Baghdad. The region was liberated on Tuesday.

Meantime, Iranian Fars news agency reported that Iraqi tribal fighters seized ISIL positions in the center of the strategic western city of Fallujah, located roughly 69 kilometers (43 miles) West of Baghdad, and inflicted the terrorists with heavy losses.

In addition, the Iraqi army regained control over the al-Hitaween region South of Fallujah. It also captured ISIL positions in the town of al-Karmah, killing a number of terrorists.

Iraq’s al-Sumaria satellite TV network quoted Yahya al-Mohammadi, the commander of the Second Regiment of Popular Mobilization units, as saying that Iraqi forces managed to retake al-Ebarah bridge that extends along the Euphrates River from the terrorists.

The bridge connects al-Khalediyah district East of Ramadi to al-Saqlawiya North of Fallujah.

The ISIL takfiri terrorists currently control shrinking swathes of Syria and Iraq. They have threatened all local communities as they continue their atrocities across Iraq.

Senior Iraqi officials have blamed Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and some Gulf states for the growing terrorism in their country.

ISIL has links with the Saudi intelligence and is believed to be indirectly supported by the Zionist regime.

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah revealed in one of his latest speeches that ISIL was created by the Saudi, Pakistani and US intelligence agencies.