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Iraqi forces regain ground from Islamic State east of Ramadi

Published: 24 May 2015 - 06:08 pm | Last Updated: 13 Jan 2022 - 02:45 pm

 

BAGHDAD-- Iraqi forces regained ground from Islamic State militants in western Iraq on Sunday, advancing on the city of Ramadi one week after it fell to the insurgents.

A police major and a pro-government Sunni tribal fighter in the area said they had retaken the town of Husaiba al-Sharqiya, about 10 km east of Ramadi, with the help of Shi'ite paramilitaries.

REUTERS