article_snippet: The Iraqi military are working on not just winning the battle, but securing the peace.  
article_snippet: Members of the Badr organization, a powerful Shiite armed group, handed out food and supplies Friday to residents of the Sunni village of Albu Safah, whose 30 families have been holed up the last 10 months amid the fighting.
article_snippet: The latest push began this month, involving around 30,000 fighters.
article_snippet: There was no independent confirmation of such a significant advance by the Iraqi forces.
article_snippet: But the Iraqi forces have been making progress in recent days.
article_snippet: The ISF continues to hold terrain in some locations while making gains in others.