In Hit and its surrounding villages, ISIL gunmen have blown
up a number of homes in the northwestern sector of the town along the banks of
the Euphrates, among them the home of the member of Parliament Faisal Gu'oud
and the homes of a number of Bu-Nimr tribal sheikhs who had defended the area
for more than 2 weeks before it fell to the gunmen.
30 km away, in Baghdadi, fierce clashes resumed today while
the town was being bombarded by mortar fire from across the river, driving
residents to leave in search of safer areas.
In Fallujah, a number of residential districts were hit by
mortar fire, in which one resident was killed and 17 wounded, according to
initial estimates. Amiriyat Al-Fallujah is steadfast in resisting the advances
by ISIL gunmen; the new Anbar police chief, Kadhum Al-Fahdawi, visited the town
today and met with large numbers of local tribesmen. While there, he again
called on the central government to 'extend a helping hand' in the fight
against the armed groups and to recruit tribal volunteers to tske psrt in
fighting them.
The Anbar Council has called today on the central government
to provide additional funds for the province, in view of the large numbers of
displaced people and families.
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