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Iraqi Troops Close in on IS Fighters in Battle for Ramadi
VOA ^ | December 23, 2015 8:58 AM | VOA News

Posted on 12/23/2015 8:07:56 AM PST by GonzoII

Iraqi troops closed in on Islamic State fighters Wednesday in central Ramadi, where they are trying to retake the city they lost seven months ago and further shrink the IS "caliphate."

In the second day of a major offensive, forces led by an elite counterterrorism unit pushed toward the government complex in Ramadi, capital of Iraq's Anbar province.

Several hundred Islamic State fighters are believed to have barricaded themselves in the city center.

Iraqi military officials say government forces expect to be in control of Ramadi in a few days.

A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition that is backing Iraqi troops with airstrikes against Islamic State targets, Colonel Steve Warren, was more cautious in assessing the mission, saying Tuesday that while recapturing Ramadi was "inevitable," it would be a tough fight and take "some time."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iraq; isis; ramadi

1 posted on 12/23/2015 8:07:56 AM PST by GonzoII
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To: GonzoII

Do these Iraqis know Obama is taking credit for their gains against ISIS?


2 posted on 12/23/2015 8:08:47 AM PST by skeeter
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To: skeeter

I’m guessing these are not the same Iraqis who cut and run, abandoning expensive U.S. supplied equipment when ISIS came down in Toyota pickup trucks armed with nothing more than AK-47s and other small arms, eh?


3 posted on 12/23/2015 8:12:55 AM PST by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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To: Vigilanteman

I wonder if they’re receiving russian support.


4 posted on 12/23/2015 8:20:48 AM PST by skeeter
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To: GonzoII

US Led replaces the US itself.... US “Lead” has not been used much during Obama’s tenure. Obama continues to Mis”lead” Americans and the world; is he lying?


5 posted on 12/23/2015 8:31:53 AM PST by Jumper
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To: Jumper

Destroy everything, turn the innocent victims into martyrs, and rename Ramadi after them.

That one act will destroy ISIS forever.


6 posted on 12/23/2015 8:36:59 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Jews for Cruz)
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To: GonzoII

What they are not reporting is that while there may be several hundred fighter in the town - that may be only those above ground - ISIS has dug or extended complex underground tunnels (in all the towns, villages and cities they occupy) which are either extremely difficult or impossible to clear. How many more are down there or will infiltrate through those tunnels - unknown - and why it is so difficult.


7 posted on 12/23/2015 8:42:16 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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