Ramadi battles foreshadow bloody campaign for Anbar
As Iraqi leaders prepare a major operation to retake Anbar province, IS fighters overrun security forces in northern Ramadi.![](https://cdn.iraqoilreport.com/wp-content/uploads/RTR4UEBQ.jpg)
An Iraqi soldier shoots his weapon during clashes with Islamic State militants in the Karma district of Anbar province, March 22, 2015. (STRINGER/Reuters)
BAGHDAD - The Islamic State (IS) militant group has launched a sustained offensive against pro-government forces in Ramadi, even as Iraqi leaders plan a major operation to reassert control over Anbar province.
The five-pronged attack began Thursday evening, with IS fighters using a combination of suicide bombings, mortars, and small arms. Security forces repelled that first wave, but then on Friday morning, in the Albu Faraj area of northern Ramadi, they were overrun – and as of Friday evening, militants continued to hold the area.
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