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Iraqi troops wrest strategic Anbar base from ISIS

Iraqi forces recaptured Anbar University on Sunday, a key Islamic State (ISIS) base located on the outskirts of Ramadi. The operation to retake the university complex was supported by U.S. air strikes against ISIS positions around the city. ISIS militants used the site as a command base after taking control of the city in May. […]

Abby Reese reports for the World:

Iraqi forces recaptured Anbar University on Sunday, a key Islamic State (ISIS) base located on the outskirts of Ramadi. The operation to retake the university complex was supported by U.S. air strikes against ISIS positions around the city.

ISIS militants used the site as a command base after taking control of the city in May. The campus is strategically located outside the city and the Islamic militants could have used it to stage any offensive to retake the city. Recapturing the complex from ISIS is a significant boost to the Iraqi forces’ efforts to reclaim the city, officials said.