Daesh has taken control of Ramadi city, the capital of Anbar province, after overrunning the last stand made by Iraqi forces in the area, local sources told Anadolu Agency Sunday.The heavily-armed Daesh militants were now in full control after local police and Iraqi army forces withdrew from the city, the sources said.
The militants have reportedly set on fire a gas station and several government buildings in the city.
Following the development, Iraqi Prime Ministe Haidar al-Abadi instructed security forces and Sunni tribal fighters to enter Anbar province to stop the advance of Daesh, according to the Iraqi state television.
Earlier Sunday, at least 40 Iraqi security personnel were killed in three separate Daesh suicide car bomb attacks in Iraq’s Ramadi city, Iraqi officials said.
Daesh had seized control of an Iraqi government complex in Ramadi Friday. www. aa.com.tr
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