The Anbar Police Commander, Gen. Kadhum Al-Fahdawi,
announced today that security forces have established control over the
Bu-Ghanim area of northeastern Ramadi, while fighting is still underway since
last night in the Shjariya area. Gen. Fahdawi added that security forces have
taken control of the industrial zone in Shjariya and that at least 7 gunmen
have been killed there. More than 300 explosive devices have also been
disarmed.
In western Anbar, the Anbar Operations commander has
announced that coalition warplanes have carried out a number of missions on
areas around Haditha. Reports indicate that about 50 ISIL gunmen were killed in
convoys making their way from the Syrian border, via Al-Qaim, Ana, and Rawa.
In the Garma area, major military operations have taken
place in the township's industrial zone; at least 23 ISIL gunmen have been
killed in the fighting.
In Fallujah, mortar fire is still falling into the city, amid
the ongoing bombardment exchanges. 8 residents have been injured in several of
the city's residential districts.
A meeting at the Anbar Council among tribal elders and
religious scholars has been reviewing the security situation in the province,
amid calls for a popular mobilization to fight against ISIL.
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