12-23-2015, 12:47 PM
Taking Back Ramadi
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A senior Iraqi politician says Iraqi forces are likely to retake Ramadi from Islamic of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters within "three or four days", as fierce fighting for the key city continued.
Jaber al-Jaberi, an MP from Anbar province, told Al Jazeera that while the progress of Iraqi forces has been slow, it has been "well organised" between the counterterrorism forces, comprising Iraqi army soldiers, tribal fighters and local police.
"There is a big fight now in the downtown of Ramadi," Jaberi said on Wednesday afternoon, after Iraqi intelligence estimated that only 300 ISIL fighters were left in the city.
"[Iraqi forces] are fighting in this moment to retake the government building in the centre of Ramadi ... We hope in three or four days, maybe, Ramadi will be liberated from [ISIL]."
Air strikes from a US-led coalition struck areas close to the centre of Ramadi on Wednesday, killing at least 20 ISIL fighters, military sources said.
Ramadi, about 120km from the capital Baghdad, was captured by ISIL in May, but Iraqi forces have since managed to claw back some territory.
Story: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/ir...30888.html
A senior Iraqi politician says Iraqi forces are likely to retake Ramadi from Islamic of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters within "three or four days", as fierce fighting for the key city continued.
Jaber al-Jaberi, an MP from Anbar province, told Al Jazeera that while the progress of Iraqi forces has been slow, it has been "well organised" between the counterterrorism forces, comprising Iraqi army soldiers, tribal fighters and local police.
"There is a big fight now in the downtown of Ramadi," Jaberi said on Wednesday afternoon, after Iraqi intelligence estimated that only 300 ISIL fighters were left in the city.
"[Iraqi forces] are fighting in this moment to retake the government building in the centre of Ramadi ... We hope in three or four days, maybe, Ramadi will be liberated from [ISIL]."
Air strikes from a US-led coalition struck areas close to the centre of Ramadi on Wednesday, killing at least 20 ISIL fighters, military sources said.
Ramadi, about 120km from the capital Baghdad, was captured by ISIL in May, but Iraqi forces have since managed to claw back some territory.
Story: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/ir...30888.html