Islamic State Fighters Attack Iraqi Forces in Ramadi
Islamic State militants attacked the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on three fronts Wednesday, clashing with security forces even as Iraq’s army routs the terror group from its few remaining strongholds in the country. The attack comes as Iraqi forces wage dual offensives to recapture western Anbar province, of which Ramadi is the capital, and […]Ghassan Adnan and Isabel Coles write for The Wall Street Journal:
Islamic State militants attacked the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on three fronts Wednesday, clashing with security forces even as Iraq’s army routs the terror group from its few remaining strongholds in the country.
The attack comes as Iraqi forces wage dual offensives to recapture western Anbar province, of which Ramadi is the capital, and the Hawija pocket in the country’s north—the last two major areas held by Islamic State, which seized around one-third of the country in a 2014 blitz.
Security officials in Ramadi said the insurgents had tricked Iraqi forces by pretending to be tribal fighters, enabling them to infiltrate parts of the city, some 55 miles west of Baghdad.
