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Sunday, May 17, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Don’t abandon Anbar to IS, Iraq PM says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIraq’s prime minister orders his country’s security forces not to abandon their positions in Anbar province Sunday to the Islamic State group, as some troops left their weapons and vehicles behind to flee the militants in the embattled city of Ramadi.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi also orders Shiite militias to prepare to go into the Sunni-dominated region, ignoring worries their presence could spark sectarian bloodshed apparently over fears the extremists could seize the province.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether Iraq still maintained any control of Ramadi, which the Islamic State group seized much of in recent days.
— AP
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