In Ramadi, the gunmen
have tried to take the areas in the western parts of the city where there are a
number of security and military positions; they have seized and are still in
control of the 5 Kilo, 7 Kilo and Al-Ta'meem districts. Fighting continued through
the night. Some areas in the city's countryside on Al-Khalidiya Island
in northeastern Ramadi have also been the scenes of clashes.
In Fallujah, the city
is still being shelled daily, but gunmen are still in control. The shelling targeted
a number of residential districts and a casualty count yesterday shows that
3 residents, including a woman, have been killed and 13 others
wounded.
In Al-Garma, 30 km northeast of Fallujah, there were also clashes in the zones that have usually
been the scenes of clashes and shelling between gunmen, within the town and
military forces controlling its surroundings.
In western Anbar, the
gunmen are still controlling Al-Qa'im, Ana, Rawa, and Rutba that are still
being bombarded by the army and the air force. Districts within Ana were
bombarded yesterday, as were the border regions along the Syrian border. The
gunmen have been moving toward capturing Haditha, Al-Baghdadi, and Hit that are
still under security forces' control; Haditha is the location of the
strategically important Haditha Dam, and Al-Baghdadi is where the large Ayn
Al-Asad military base is located, while Hit is strategically located and is
home to a number of military and security camps. Military activity is now
focused on preventing the gunmen from seizing these areas.
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