"The reports about (IS militants) seizing Abu Ghraib area are not true," Lt. Gen. Qasim Atta said. "Life is normal in the town of Abu Ghraib."
Abu Ghraib, some 25 km west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, is just northwest of Baghdad international airport. The area is part of a volatile Sunni Arab area west of Baghdad that stretches through Anbar province to Iraq's western borders with Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Atta was responding to recent foreign media reports that clashes have been underway for more than a week between Iraqi security forces and IS militants, who are advancing toward the Iraqi capital.
- The reports also said that militants are armed shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles (MANPADS) that could threaten planes flying in and out of Baghdad airport.
Sources: Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
13/10/14
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