27 June 2015

In Ramadi, security forces are still consolidating their stranglehold on the city's perimeter. Sources are reporting that military supplies and equipment have arrived today, and that more than 1,000 People's Mobilization fighters from Ramadi itself are to be deployed in support of the security forces. There were some clashes on the eastern ans northeastern outskirts of the city.

Iraqi and Coalition aircraft have carried out a number of sorties against several positions within the city,and an Anbar Operations source has confirmed that at least 12 ISIL gunmen were killed in northeastern Ramadi.

In Fallujah today, the ongoing indiscriminate bombardment exchanges between security forces along the city's perimeter and the ISIL gunmen holding the city have, as per a General Hospital source, killed 8 residents, including 3 children and a woman, and wounded 9 others, in the northern and central residential districts of Fallujah.

In Garma, security forces have now penetrated 3 km. deep into the town and established control over the southern industrial sector and the areas between Garma and the Salahuddin Province boundary. Iraqi and Coalition air strikes are reported to have killed at least 4 ISIL gunmen and destroyed 4 of their vehicles that were about to be booby-trapped.

The humanitarian situation remains unchanged in various parts of Ramadi and Khalidiya, as well as the Amiriyat al-Fallujah, the Bzaybiz Bridge crossing, and the tourist village at Habbaniya. All the families at all these encampments are struggling with the summer heat, the lack of electricity, and severe shortages of food supplies.

20 June 2015

In Ramadi today, joint security forces supported by People’s Mobilization fighters along the city’s perimeter thwarted two attacks by ISIL gunmen: the first was in the Eastern Husayba area east of Ramadi, where fierce clashes enabled security forces to fend off the attack, while Iraqi air support struck a number of ISIL convoys, setting ablaxe a number of their vehicles; the second attack was in the southwestern sector of the city, where security forces also turned back the attackers after fierce clashes with the gunmen.

Meanwhile Iraqi gun ships attacked a number of ISIL positions in northeastern Ramadi. Security forces are still in a  state of readiness for the imminent military campaign to liberate Ramadi. There are reports that Iraqi gun ships have dropped flyers calling on the residents to evacuate the city in order to stay out of harm’s way during the campaign.

In Fallujah today, military operations are underway in the city’s southwestern sector; 3 suicide bombers attempted to blow themselves up at a barracks in the sector, but were thwarted by security forces; 8 gunmen were killed in the ensuing clashes.

Security forces are still fighting over the control of Garma’s town center.

A Fallujah General Hospital source has reported that 3 children were and 9 residents wounded by the ongoing indiscriminate bombardment exchanges between security forces controlling the city’s perimeter and the ISIL gunmen within the city.

In western Anbar, Haditha and Baghdadi Townships are relatively calm today; no clashes have been reported in either area.

The humanitarian situation is still unchanged, with hundreds or thousands of families still sheltering in refugee camps in Khalidiya, Habbaniya, Amiriyat Al-Fallujah, and at the Bzaybiz Bridge crossing. Food aid is only trickling in, while summer temperatures are exacerbating the suffering during these early days of Ramadan.

13 June 2015

Since 04:00 this morning, ISIL gunmen have attacked the southwestern residential compound of Baghdadi. They reached the outer walls of the compound where a number of gunmen detonated the suicide vests they were wearing. But while the attackers were infiltrating into the compound, security forces supported by tribal fighters within the compound succeeded in turning back the attackers, as Iraqi gun ships targeted number of vehicles used in the attack. At least 21 of the gunmen were killed, according to a statement by the 7^th Division Commander at the Ayn al-Asad military base.

An Anbar Council source announced today the arrival of 80 U.S. military advisers at the Habbaniya Base; they are the first group of advisers who will be training the Iraqi security forces, particularly the Anbar volunteers of the People’s Mobilization fighters.

4 ISIL gunmen were killed in clashes in the eastern outskirts of Ramadi, between Al-Khalidiya to the east and Ramadi City. Military operations are continuing in eastern Ramadi. Iraqi air support has struck a number of sites in the various areas along the city’s perimeter.

Military operations are continuing in the assault on Garma Township, with security forces now in control of the southwestern sector of the township; fierce fighting is also continuing within the town, aand in the districts around its center.

In Fallujah, 4 residents are reported to have been killed and 9 wounded by the indiscriminate bombardment exchanges between security forces along the city’s perimeter and the ISIL gunmen who have been controlling the city for more than one year.

The humanitarian situation of the migrants sheltering in Amiriyat al-Fallujah and at the Bzaybiz Bridge remains unchanged, with many families sheltering in camps and in unfinished buildings, and still dealing with the severe food shortages and the lack of relief aid. They are calling for government action to provide them with the wherewithal to survive the approaching month of Ramadan.

02 June 2015

Military reinforcements have today been deployed around, and surrounding, both Fallujah and Ramadi. There are reports that People’s Mobilization militiamen and security forces around Fallujah have given its residents 72 hours to evacuate the city prior to launching a massive military operation to liberate Fallujah that has been under ISIL control for more than a year.

In Ramadi, fierce clashes erupted today, allowing security forces to take full control of all the areas between the Euphrates and central Ramadi. In Juwayba east of Ramadi, a 12-member family was killed when an explosive device was detonated in that area.

In other clashes, security forces have taken control of the 35 km. area and the areas between Ramadi and Hit, leaving all the areas in that sector under security forces’ control. There are also reports that security forces will launch a military operation in the coming hours, following the shutting down of Ramadi’s water supply when ISIL closed all the sluice gates at the Warrar Barrage; water levels have fallen in Khalidiya and Habbaniya.

Iraqi and coalition aircraft have carried out strikes in a number of Ramadi’s districts, including the Bu-Farraj and surrounding areas, down to districts in the city’s southern sector.

In Fallujah, the ongoing random bombardment exchanges have killed 4 residents and wounded 9 others.

31 May 2015

Fighting is continuing along the outskirts of Ramadi; security forces have now surrounded the city on four fronts, according to the Anbar Police Chief. Some of the areas in southern Ramadi have witnessed clashes and shelling, with security forces  now at the approaches to the 5 km and 7 km districts in westernmost Ramadi.

Meanwhile, Iraqi gun ships and coalition warplanes have struck a number of ISIL positions in central Ramadi, with at least 13 gunmen reported killed.

Military equipment has also been delivered to the Khalidiya and Habbaniya areas, and new centers have been open to sign up volunteers in Khalidiya.

In Fallujah today, the ongoing random bombardment exchanges between security forces around the city’s perimeter and the ISIL gunmen holding the city has wounded more than 76 residents and killed at least 11, mostly women and children, in a number of the city’s residential districts.

At the Bzaybiz Bridge crossing, thousands of migrants have been provided with relief aid by the Iraqi Red Crescent Society and the International Red Cross.

28 May 2015

Security forces positioned on three fronts – northern, eastern, and western - around Ramadi have penetrated into certain parts of the city. The areas that had been under ISIL control in and around Sufiya and eastern Husayba. The forces are still engaged in clashes in Ramadi’s southern sector. Strict security measures have ben imposed following air strikes by Iraqi gun ships and coalition warplanes.

Also today, the People’s Mobilization militias have attacked ISIL positions and concentrations with rocket fire in the eastern and northern sectors. Security forces have also cleared a number of houses that had been booby-trapped by the gunmen and IED’s planted around Ramadi’s perimeter. Reinforcements from Habbaniya have also arrived and about 1,000 tribal fighters have graduated from their training courses.

The Anbar Police commander announced today that 1,700 security who had withdrawn from Ramadi have now reported back to their duties. Meanwhile, ISIL is still preventing residents from leaving the districts they are holding within Ramadi. Three Ramadi residents have been killed and 7 wounded by the bombardment of their central residential districts.

In Fallujah, the General Hospital announced today that 7 residents were killed and 9 wounded by the ongoing random bombardment exchanges between security forces along the city’s perimeter and the ISIL gunmen holding the city.

21 May 2015

In eastern Ramadi, particularly in eastern Husayba and Juwayba, military operations are still underway; ISIL gunmen launched their third attack on those areas but security forces supported by tribal fighters repelled a fierce attack on eastern Husayba. They were able to establish new front lines in the area, while Iraqi gun ships carried out strikes on positions in the eastern Ramadi areas.

Meanwhile, additional reinforcements have reached the Habbaniya Base and the Khalidiya area in easternmost Ramadi. Preparations are reported underway for a major military operation to be launched within two days.

Meanwhile, coalition warplanes have attacked a number of targets in Ramadi, especially in its southern sector and on towards the northernmost areas of the city.

Military operations are also continuing in the city’s southwestern sector where Iraqi gun ships have bombarded suspected ISIL positions. Anbar Operations and police sources have reported that at least 23 gunmen were killed in these attacks.

In Fallujah, the General Hospital has reported that 6 residents were killed and 7 wounded by the indiscriminate bombardment exchanges between security forces along the city’s perimeter and the ISIL gunmen who have been holding the city for more than one year. Military operations are also continuing in the city’s southwestern industrial zone.

In Amiriyat al-Fallujah, mortar fire has struck the town’s central districts; in the areas between the town and the Bzaybiz Bridge crossing, thousands of families and residents are still encamped and suffering from severe shortages of food, water, and medicines.

20 May 2015

Fighting is still underway in the Khalidiya area of eastern Ramadi. Security forces supported by tribal fighters have succeeded in taking control of eastern Husayba. Meanwhile, big military reinforcements have reached the Khalidiya and Habbaniya areas adjacent to Ramadi city. Iraqi air support has taken part in repelling the ISIL attacks in these areas and has struck ISIL positions and concentrations.

There are reports that preparations are underway for a major military operation aimed at re-taking Ramadi city.

Meanwhile, coalition warplanes have launched strikes against both Ramadi’s environs and its center, killing a number of ISIL gunmen.

Security forces have announced today that they have taken full control of the Jubba area on the western banks of the Euphrates in Baghdadi, and that they have killed at least 13 gunmen in the area. The forces have also announced that they are in control of all the roads between Baghdadi and Haditha.

In Fallujah, a General Hospital source has reported today that 6 residents have been killed and 5 wounded by the ongoing random bombardments between security forces along the city’s perimeter and the ISIL gunmen holding the city. Fighting is continuing in the city’s southern industrial outskirts, with ISIL continuing their attacks on the military barracks in the area.

Fighting is also continuing in and around Garma. 

19 May 2015

Military operations are still underway in the eastern areas of Ramadi, where ISIL have taken over the Juwayba and wide areas of eastern Husayba and fierce fighting is still underway there.

Security forces have repelled three ISIL attacks on eastern Husayba in Khalidiya township. All security forces in the area have been ordered to gather within 24 hours in the areas that are being targeted by the gunmen to prevent them from taking control of the vast area between Habbaniya and Amiriyat al-Fallujah.

Security forces today also repelled a strong attack on the southern areas of Khalidiya. Meanwhile Iraqi and coalition planes carried out a number of sorties against target areas in eastern Anbar.

Air strikes have also been launched against a number of Ramadi areas; coalition warplanes have launched 19 air strikes on ISIL positions, reportedly killing dozens of the gunmen.

Amiriyat al-Fallujah was heavily bombarded overnight with ISIL targeting most of the town’s residential districts killing one resident and wounding 6.

In Fallujah, fighting has continued in the city’s southern industrial area. Nine residents were killed and 23 were wounded by the random bombardment exchanges between security forces on the city’s perimeter and the ISIL gunmen holding the city.

There are still more than 12,000 people being held up at the Bzaybiz access route where the actual crossing point toward Baghdad is now closed. Some basic relief aid has reached the massed migrants at the crossing who are without any kind of shelter and are in urgent need of food supplies.

18 May 2015

In Ramadi, most of which is now under ISIL control, having occupied most of the city’s residential districts and blown up a number of police buildings and military barracks, is now devoid of any security forces. ISIL gunmen have been killing the security personnel they captured, according to sources within the city. The gunmen have also established ‘repentance’ centers at some of the city’s mosques for members of the ‘Awakenings’ and some security personnel.

ISIL gunmen have today succeeded in seizing the Juwayba area in Khalidiya in easternmost Ramadi, where they blew up the local police station. There are still some clashes underway in the southeastern sector of  the Khalidiya area.

Meanwhile there is a heavy security forces presence around Khalidiya and on toward Habbaniya, following the arrival of 3,000 ‘Hashd al-Shaabi’ militiamen from the provincial boundary with Babel Province; local tribal fighters are also being prepared to take part in a major military operation to re-take Ramadi. Iraqi gun ships have also been clearing the access roads toward the western ’35 km’ post where security forces that were forced out of Ramadi have been regrouping before moving on to the ‘160 km’ post.

In Fallujah, 4 residents, including 2 children, have been reported killed and 7 wounded by the ongoing random bombardment exchanges between security forces and the ISIL gunmen holding the city.

17 May 2015

Q: What are the latest reports coming out of Anbar today?

A: The latest reports indicate that ISIL gunmen have taken control of more than 98% of Ramadi’s area. The gunmen today assaulted the Stadium District – the only Ramadi district held by security forces – and all military units in the district have withdrawn to the areas east of Ramadi, particularly the Khalidiya and Habbaniya areas. The remaining position being held by security forces in the Anbar Operations Command HQ that is now also coming under mortar attacks amid urgent calls being made to rescue the military personnel on site.

Q: The time now in Iraq is about 7:00 pm (Sunday) and there are reports that large numbers of Ramadi’s civilians have been forced to abandon their homes; reports also show that about 500 civilians have been killed. What are the details you have in this regard?

A: The civilian exodus has been ongoing since yesterday and the day before that, when the gunmen took control of the city’s central districts and the government complex. Today, with the fall of most of the other districts, the mass migration has multiplied. Thousands of families have arrived in Khalidiya, Habbaniya, Amiriyat al-Fallujah, and other areas. The disaster is being aggravated by the absence of camps, service facilities, or humanitarian aid. Families are encamped under trees and on the streets. There are also no modes of transport; they are all making their way on foot. Yesterday evening, the deputy council leader, confirmed that 503 persons have been killed, including security personnel and civilian residents who fell victim to the bombardment and the explosive devices and vehicles planted by the ISIL gunmen. The deputy council leader added that more than 29 explosives-filled cars were detonated by the gunmen during their assault. There are also reports that gunmen have executed 18 security fighters whom they had surrounded and captured. ISIL has also been carrying out executions ‘in the field’ but there are no accurate estimates in this regard.

Q: What about the identification of the gunmen: are there foreigners and non-Iraqi Arabs among them, or are they mostly Iraqis? 

A: Based on what we have seen and gleaned from eyewitnesses, most of the gunmen are from the local areas, but the leaders and field commanders are mainly foreign. There are also reports that ISIL is now bringing in fighters from Syria via the al-Qa’im border crossing.

13 May 2015

In Garma today, ISIL gunmen launched a fierce attack on the industrial zone between Garma township and Fallujah. The attack came from 3 fronts against security forces’ positions. Security forces are still engaged in repelling the attacks.

Meanwhile numerous mortar rounds have struck within Fallujah City; initial casualty estimates are reporting that 7 residents have been killed and 13 have been wounded by the random bombardment exchanges.

In Ramadi, security forces have today killed 9 ISIL snipers in the Sharika district in central Ramadi. Two security personnel were killed and 6 were wounded in today’s fierce clashes, but security forces have established control over the district.

Security forces supported by Iraqi gun ships and Iraqi Army artillery have targeted ISIL positions in the areas between Garma/Fallujah and the capital, Baghdad.

Numerous mortar rounds have been fired by ISIL gunmen at the Habbaniya area east of Ramadi. One child was killed and 5 other children were wounded by the bombardment.

09 May 2015

The central residential districts in Ramadi have been relatively calm today following the return of more than 200 families to their homes between yesterday and today. Meanwhile, military operations are continuing in the areas around Ramadi, especially in the eastern Sufiya area where security forces have been able to penetrate deep into the town. Iraqi gun ships have also been in action there today, carrying out strikes against positions held by ISIL gunmen, of whom at least 17 have been killed according to Anbar Operations reports.

Military operations have also been continuing in the Bu-Farraj area and on towards the areas around the government complex in central Ramadi, and further on toward the city’s southwestern districts that are now controlled by security forces.

In Fallujah, the General Hospital announced today that 3 residents have been killed and 6 wounded by the continuing random bombardment exchanges between security forces along the city’s perimeter and the ISIL gunmen holding the city itself.

In Garma, most of its areas are under security forces’ control in and around the town where explosive devices planted by the gunmen are still being disarmed and cleared in the booby-trapped houses.

In Habbaniya, the volunteer receiving center was opened today to receive tribal volunteers for training at the Habbaniya Base. More than 1,500 tribal fighters have completed their training in Amiriyat al-Fallujah, and more than 2,000 more have been accepted for training so that they can join their brethren of the tribal forces.

08 May 2015

ISIL gunmen have attacked the Habbaniya township in easternmost Anbar, but security forces have been able to control the situation by repelling the attack and inflicting heavy losses on the attackers, according to an Anbar Operations source. The gunmen launched their attack from the direction of Khalidiya Island but were unable to approach Habbaniya. Four gunmen were killed and 6 personnel carriers were destroyed; the remainder withdrew deep into the Khalidiya area.

In Ramadi, it has been announced that the central Ramadi area has been brought under full control of the security forces, while 5 gunmen were killed in operations in the Sufiya area.

In southernmost Ramadi, security forces have carried out military operations in the Hawz and adjacent districts, killing at least 9 ISIL gunmen. Anbar Operations have stressed that security forces have fortified their positions around the government complex in the city center.

In the Bu-Farraj area in northern Ramadi, the area has now been surrounded but there is still fierce resistance by the gunmen in the town center.

In Fallujah, a General Hospital source has reported that 3 residents have ben killed and 7 wounded by the ongoing indiscriminate bombardment exchanges between security forces on the city’s perimeter and the ISIL gunmen holding the city.

In Amiriyat al-Fallujah, the security situation is calm, but precautionary security measures are in place following reports of an imminent ISIL attack against the township.

In Garma, the situation is relatively calm following the takeover by security forces of most of the townships districts and areas.

27 April 2015

Security forces have carried out an expanded operation in the Sufiya area east of Ramadi; sources have just reported that the forces have made significant advances toward the town center. Iraqi gun-ships and coalition warplanes have also struck positions within the town that is considered the eastern access route to Ramadi.

Security forces have also today taken control of two more districts in central Ramadi. Coalition warplanes today carried out a number of sorties in the Bu-Farraj area north of Ramadi. An Anbar Operations source has confirmed that at least 55 ISIL gunmen were killed in the areas around Bu-Farraj. Meanwhile, security forces supported by tribal fighters have taken control of the adjacent Bu-Dhiab area.

The Anbar governor has announced today that a center has been set at the Habbaniya base to receive tribal volunteers from Ramadi and from the tribes fighting ISIL in western Anbar.

In Fallujah, a General Hospital source has confirmed that 6 residents have been killed and 11 wounded by the ongoing random bombardment exchanges between the security forces along the city’s perimeter and the ISIL gunmen holding the city.

18 April 2015

Following the successes by the security forces in repelling a number of  ISIL attacks in Ramadi’s central and northern sectors, meanwhile, ISIL has launched repeated attacks in the city’s southern sector, and also from the northeastern sector.

Huge quantities of military equipment and vehicles have reached the Habbaniya Base east of Ramadi. In addition to the four regiments that reached Ramadi yesterday, a further 6 regiments are expected to reach central Ramadi today, to take part in a four-pronged incursion into central Ramadi and to liberate the whole city.

 

In Baghdadi, a major attack has been launched by ISIL forces; they detonated two booby-trapped Hummers and another large vehicle at the entrance to the town and moved in toward the town center.

Iraqi air support and coalition warplanes have struck a number of positions, but the security situation there is still grave. Most Baghdadi families have migrated from their homes and are now in the desert region between Baghdadi and Haditha, after they were stopped by ISIL from moving into Hit.

 

The Zaybiz crossing linking Anbar Province with the capital, Baghdad, is still being crossed by thousands of families, after earlier problems and delays were overcome. Most of those arriving are suffering from exhaustion. 

15 April 2015

ISIL gunmen have launched a major assault on the areas to the northeast of Ramadi and taken control of a number of towns and villages in the area. At least 13 security forces personnel were killed during the attack following the withdrawal of army units and the people’s militias. Meanwhile heavy fighting is continuing by the local tribal fighters and police forces. Thousands of families have been evacuating Ramadi’s central districts, making their way to Habbaniya and to Baghdad. Meanwhile military equipment and four army regiments have reached Ramadi to take part in stopping the ISIL advances into the city. There are unconfirmed reports that ISIL has executed a number of local residents, particularly in the Bu-Ghanim area where local fighters had put up stiff resistance.

Clashes accompanied by coalition air strikes and Iraqi air support have enabled security forces to move into the city’s southern sector. Reports indicate that the gunmen are in control of the southern Bu-Ghanim area that has seen many families abandoning their homes.

04 April 2015

In Ramadi, large quantities of military equipment and reinforcements have arrived. An Anbar Operations source has announced that the supplies, equipment, and vehicles have been deployed from Tikrit that has just been liberated from Isil’s gunmen. The source added that Anbar Operations and other joint commands will lay down a plan over the next few days for a major military operation to liberate Anbar Province from ISIL. Following the liberation of Tikrit  all eyes are on Anbar. Security forces have killed nine ISIL gunmen in the bombardment at the Hawz and nearby districts in Ramadi’s southern sector.

Meanwhie, the Anbar Operation Commander, Qassem Mohammed, announced that security forces with Iraqi air support have bombardment ISIL’s Shari’a Court in Zangoura, killing at least 22 gunmen, ISIL has also executed 7 men believed to be security personnel and/or tribal fighters who were captured in the fighting in northeastern Ramadi. They were shot in the Ta’meem District in western Ramadi. 

In Falluja, a medical source at the General Hospital has announced that 4 residents were killed and seven wounded by the ongoing random bombardment exchanges between security forces around the city’s perimeter and ISIL who have been holding the city for nearly a year. Meanwhile one child was killed and three were injured by mortar fire that was targeted the center of Habbaniya, northeast of Ramadi. 

 

Meanwhile security authorities have today imposed a curfew on Amiriyat al-Fallujah, following a surprise ISIL attack in the township’s southwestern sector accompanied by at least 30 mortar rounds fired at various parts of the residential complex in the town center. One woman was killed and 9 wounded by the mortar attacks. A local council source reports that the bombardment caused severe damage to residential homes and government buildings.

The towns and townships in western Anbar are still relatively calm.

08 March 2015

In Garma, Security forces are still waging fierce battles to liberate the township from ISIL's control. There are reports that they have taken control of the Qaraghol area northeast of the town. It has also just ben announced that the security forces have also taken control of tareas in the township's southeastern sector. Anbar Operations has also announced that 43 ISIL gunmen have been killed during these military operations. Areas in the town's outskirts closest to the capital's administrative areas in Abu Ghraib have also been secured. Two bridges linking Garma with Fallujah have also been secured.

In Baghdadi, the 7th Brigade command announced today that its commanding officer, Brig.- Gen. Abdul Majeed al-Luhaibi, has been wounded in the fighting that has been continuing since yesterday evening in the Bu-Hayyat area of the township where security forces have taken control.

In Baghdadi town, virtually all of the town's districts are now controlled by security forces, including the areas on the other side of the river. Numerous mines and explosive devices have been cleared in those areas.

In Kubaysa, south of Hit, security forces are positioned along three flanks, but there have not yet been any clashes prior to the expected battle for the area's liberation. Kubaysa residents have been advised by security forces to leave the town.

In Ramadi, military operations have been continuing in the city's southern sector> ISIL forces had attempted to launch a surprise attack into the city but security forces were able to turn them back. Anbar Operations have reported that 7 gunmen, including 3 non-Iraqi Arab nationals, were killed.

In Khalidiya, the area's administrator, Ali Dawood, announced that security forces have taken control of the highway between his area and Habbaniya Township.

05 February 2015

A number of mortar rounds have struck Haditha township, killing 3 children and wounding 4 other people, according to a local council source.

In the Hawz district of southern Ramadi, a military operation has killed at least 13 ISIL gunmen. Anbar Operations has reported that security forces have pushed into the district.

A military operation in Birwana, across the river from Haditha, has spread into the areas adjacent to Baghdadi. Security forces killed 7 ISIL gunmen.

Coalition warplanes have attacked targets in the Akashat area on the Iraqi-Syrian border at Al-Qaim. Reports indicate that 6 gunmen commanders were killed in the attack.

In eastern Ramadi, a broad military operation in a number of the sector's districts around Shjariya toward Khalidiya and on toward Habbaniya. An Anbar Police source has confirmed that security forces are making significant advances, somewhat delayed by the ubiquitous mines and explosive devices planted by the gunmen.

In Fallujah, a General Hospital source has reported that 4 residents have been killed and 16 wounded by the ongoing bombardment exchanges between the gunmen holding the city and security forces around its perimeter.

Confirmed reports out of Anbar Operations show that coalition warplanes have carried out strikes in Garma and its environs. Latest reports show that at least 3 ISIL gunmen were killed, including an ISIL commander in the Garma area.

In Amiriyat Al-Fallujah, indiscriminate mortar fire on the township's residential districts is continuing for the fourth consecutive day, wounding at least 2 residents.

Meetings were held today between the Anbar local government led by Governor Suhaib Al-Rawi, and Prime Minister Hayder Al-Abadi in Baghdad. The Governor's media office says that positive results were achieved, including the central government's approval for the import of U.S. weaponry into Anbar Province via the Baghdad Central Government's channels. A separate meeting with the Interior Minister discussed the disbursement of security forces' salaries in Anbar.