In Amiriyat al-Fallujah, ISIL gunmen fired at least 25
Katyusha rockets at residential districts within the town. So far, reports say
that 3 local police personnel were killed and 5 civilians were wounded by the
bombardment. Security forces barracks on the outskirts of the township were
also hit. A curfew has been declared in
the southwestern sector of the township where fierce clashes are now underway.
In Ramadi, security forces are reported to be advancing from
all four directions, in preparation for the broad military campaign aimed at
re-taking control of the city that has been held by ISIL for over a month.
In Hit township, security forces announced this morning that
the ISIL ‘Wali’ of Hit, a Saudi national known as Abu Talha, was killed by
silenced weapons at 03:00 this morning in the town center. This is the first
time that a leading ISIL commander has been killed in Hit that is still under
ISIL control.
In Baghdadi and Haditha, clashes have continued in the
southern and southwestern areas of Baghdadi township. Iraqi air support has
struck a number of positions, particularly along the Euphrates in the Jubba
area. Security forces have reported that 11 gunmen were killed in the strikes.
Food aid has arrived today in the Baghdadi and Haditha
townships, just prior to the start of Ramadan.
In Fallujah, casualty reports show that 4 residents were
killed and 9 wounded by the ongoing random bombardment exchanges.
In Garma, security forces are still engaged in the fighting
to take control of the town center.
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