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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, December 27, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, December 27, 2015
IS fighters flee Ramadi compound as Iraqi forces close in
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Islamic State’s fighters have all left the former government compound in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, the spokesman of the elite counter-terrorism service said Sunday.
Ramadi has become a flashpoint in the fight against the Islamic State in recent week.
“All Daesh (IS) fighters have left. There is no resistance,” Sabah al-Numan told AFP, adding that the entire perimeter had to be cleared of mines and booby traps before troops could move in.
— AFP
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