Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Iraqi State TV Says PM Visits Ramadi After Defeat Of ISIS/ISIL

Iraq's state TV says Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has arrived in Ramadi to mark the city's liberation from Islamic State (IS).


An Iraqi commander, Brigadier-General Ahmed al-Belawi, told the AP news agency that the prime minister began his tour with meetings with security and provincial officials.

Iraqi forces, backed by U.S.-led airstrikes, drove IS militants out of the city center and raised the Iraqi flag over the government complex there on December 28. But military officials said insurgents were still holed up in various pockets of the city.

Ramadi fell to the Islamic State extremist group in May, marking a major setback for Iraqi forces and the U.S.-led campaign.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on December 28 that "the expulsion of [IS] by Iraqi security forces … is a significant step forward in the campaign to defeat this barbaric group."
[With reporting by AP and AFP]
 rferl.org
29/12/15
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1 comment :

  1. Irakische Armee will „Finanzminister“ des IS gefasst haben...

    Der Finanzchef der Terroristen sei bei einem Fluchtversuch gefasst worden, erklärte das irakische Militärkommando. Stadteinwohner hätten auf ihn hingewiesen.

    Die irakischen Regierungstruppen hatten am Dienstag eine große Offensive auf Ramadi begonnen, das seit Mai von Daesh-Terroristen besetzt war. Am Sonntag gelang es der Armee, bis zu 200 Dschihadisten im Stadtkern einzukesseln. Nach Angaben des Gouverneurs der Provinz Anbar ist Ramadi bereits zu 80 Prozent befreit......http://de.sputniknews.com/politik/20151229/306854250/irak-is-financhef-in-ramadi-festgenommen.html#ixzz3vj9JOyWo

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