A parliamentary and military delegation has arrived today at
the Ayn al-Asad military base in Baghdadi. The town is still the scene of broad
military operations in a number of its sectors and areas. The delegation, led by
Hakim al-Zamili, chairman of the Security and Defense Committee, is to evaluate
the military activity and to provide food aid, as well as to prepare new plans
for taking total control of the area.
Meanwhile ISIL gunmen have blown up at least 40 homes
belonging to police and army personnel, as well as a number of government
buildings in Baghdadi. ISIL fighters have made some advances into the areas on
the opposite bank of the Euphrates, but a number of sorties by coalition
warplanes have - according to Anbar Operations sources - killed more than 30
gunmen in that area. The main residential quarter of Baghdadi that houses at
least 1,000 families is still besieged by ISIL gunmen. The residents are
calling for speedy action to save and rescue them.
Security forces have today raised the Iraqi flag over the
Baghdadi Police HQ after killing the gunmen who had occupied it. Meanwhile,
clashes and explosion are continuing in other parts of the township.
In Ramadi today, ISIL launched a new attempt to penetrate
into the city from the southern sector. Several sorties by Iraqi and coalition
aircraft have targeted the gunmen. Central districts in the city have been
relatively calm today, but in the northeastern sector across the river clashes
are continuing with security forces claiming that they have the initiative in
the fighting.
In Fallujah, a medical source reported that 4 residents have
been killed and 7 wounded by clashes and random mortar fire.
The clashes have spread into the Garma area, with some
sorties by coalition warplanes targeting a number of positions in the township.
Operations report that about 50 gunmen have been killed by the strikes.
In Haditha, there has been an ISIL attempt at capturing the
main areas and roads connecting Baghdadi with Haditha, but security forces
successfully repelled the attempt.
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