ISIL has successfully detonated a booby-trapped fuel tanker
near the hospitality structure of Sheikh Lawrence Al-Hadhal, an influential
tribal leader and former parliamentary member. The attack in the Nukhaib area
killed the Sheikh and five of his relatives gathered at the location.
In the Shjariya area northeast of Ramadi, security forces
have this morning successfully taken control of the three major axes in the
area, killing at least 17 ISIL gunmen. The surrounding areas have been
bombarded and many explosive devices planted by the gunmen have been diarmed
and cleared.
The Anbar Operations command announced a short while ago
that coalition warplanes have launched their fiercest strikes to date on ISIL
positions in Al-Qaim, on the Iraqi-Syrian border. No casualty counts have yet
been reported.
Fierce clashes have been underway since yesterday in the
Falahat region of Eastern Anbar against ISIL
forces by security forces supported by tribal fighters; 8 gunmen were reported
killed in the fighting around the Fallujah perimeter.
In Garma, 9 ISIL gunmen have been killed in clashes in and
around the township.
Overall, according to security sources, security forces are
now on the offensive with the aim - over the next few days - of clearing the
ISIL gunmen out of Anbar
Province
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