Al-Abadi orders halt of air raids on ISIL-controlled populated cities

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi announced on Saturday that he has given orders to the Iraqi army to stop all air raids on populated cities which have fallen under the control of the ISIL group, as a move to protect the innocent people from falling victims to this ongoing fighting.
Al-Abadi, who is also General Commander of the Armed Forces, made this announcement at a national conference that was launched today to shed light on the issue of the displaced Iraqi persons.
He said that he ordered to stop air raids to prevent any further causalities from the residents of those cities.
However, he added that the Iraqi army will not stop their pursuit to fight and catch those terrorists.