Ramadi has yesterday and today repelled the most violent
attack by ISIL. Yesterday they captured and occupied the Education Directorate
building, adjacent to the Anbar provincial government complex. They began
attacking the complex from that position, until coalition warplanes launched
airstrikes against the position, killing at least 9 of the gunmen and enabling
the defenders in repelling the attack on the government complex.
In the southern Hawz district which the gunmen overran yesterday,
fierce fighting enabled the security and tribal forces to retake the district
and to drive the gunmen towards the southern fringes of the city.
In the other southern city districts, violent clashes are
still underway.
Security commanders yesterday held an emergency meeting that
included the Defense Minister, the Anbar Operations Commander, the interim
Governor, and the Council leader, leading to the formation of a 3,000 -man
tribal force - mostly composed of the Bu-Fahad and Bu-Alwan clans - in order to
support the security forces in Ramadi.
In Hit, a military operation resulted in the killing of the
ISIL field commander in Hit township, Sinan Mit'ib, who is believed to be
responsible for the execution and killing of more than 500 members of the
Bu-Nimr clan. He was targeted by coalition warplanes at his fortified command
post in southwestern Hit. Three of his aides were also killed.
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