challenge: What was the outcome of Phase 1 of the Iraqi forces' offensive in the Battle of Hawija?
  
  A. Capture of the city of Hawija
  B. Defeat of the Iraqi forces by ISIL militants
  C. Liberation of the entire Kirkuk Governorate
  D. Liberation of all areas north of the Al-Zab River, along with some areas west of the Tigris River and in the northern Makhoul Mountains
  Answer: 