Haditha has today been the scene of violent clashes on three
fronts that the gunmen are using in
their renewed attempt at penetrating into the town; there was fierce resistance
on these northern, eastern, and southern fronts, as well as air attacks on
three of the gunmen's positions on the northern and northeastern front.
According to a security source, 14 gunmen were killed and 6 of the vehicles
they were using were destroyed. Reports also indicate that the air strikes were
carried out by U.S.
warplanes.
In Fallujah, an early casualty count shows that 9 residents
were killed and 14 were wounded by the bombardment of many of the city's
residential districts, the Al-Sichir area to the north, and the Al-Nu'aimiya area
to the south.
A casualty count in Al-Garma shows that 3 residents have
been killed and 9 were wounded by the bombardment of the town during the last
few hours.
In Ramadi, 2,000 men are being trained and equipped to
bolster the security forces. They have been dubbed 'the Quick-Response Elite
Brigade' and will be used in the fight against ISIL forces. The tribal sheikhs
have agreed with the Anbar governor to use these men within Ramadi.
Meanwhile, a car-bomb was detonated in central Ramadi a
short time ago; first reports tell of 4 residents being killed and 6 wounded
by the blast; 3 members of the security forces were also killed.
The western Anbar regions - Hit, Ana, Al-Rutba, and Al-Qa'im -
are still under the gunmen's control as they have been for more than 3 months.
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