Reports: ISIS destroys Ramadi stadium in Iraq
Just days after the Iraqi army regained control of the Ramadi Olympic Stadium, ISIS destroyed it via remotely detonated explosives. The Olympic stadium was the largest in the region and was supposed to include a soccer pitch, additional smaller fields, and track and field areas. Since the U.S. left Iraq, the city of Ramadi has […]Just days after the Iraqi army regained control of the Ramadi Olympic Stadium, ISIS destroyed it via remotely detonated explosives. The Olympic stadium was the largest in the region and was supposed to include a soccer pitch, additional smaller fields, and track and field areas.
Since the U.S. left Iraq, the city of Ramadi has been at the center of a power struggle between Iraq and ISIS and it recently fell to the militant group in May. The Iraqi army has mounted an attempt to take the city back and began using the stadium as a base to launch attacks. Prior to leaving the region, ISIS reportedly filled the stadium with explosives.
