Posted on 11/21/2014 3:28:22 PM PST by tcrlaf
The Islamic State group launched a major attack on the Iraqi city of Ramadi Friday, attempting to seize one of the last urban pockets under government control in troubled Anbar province.
Parts of Ramadi, the provincial capital, and all of Fallujah to its east, fell to anti-government forces in January.
In June, IS-led militants began overrunning more of Anbar and have gained further ground in recent weeks, raising fears that the province, which stretches from the borders with Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to the western approach to Baghdad, could fall completely.
"IS launched a surprise attack from four directions -- north, west, east and south of Ramadi," a police first lieutenant in the city told AFP by telephone Friday.
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Unclear what is happening in Ramadi right now. ISIS is claiming victory and control over Ramadi, other tweets say they were beaten back.
We do not have any corresponents in Ramadi and other contested areas of Iraq and Syria, so we are at the mercy of foreign interpretations of the news.
Who knows what's going on there? - Tom
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