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ISIS Seizes Most of Iraq's Ramadi, Raises Flag Over Government Site
5/15/2015
Where Did ISIS Come From? NBCNews.com
ISIS militants raised their black flag over the local government compound in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Friday after over-running most of the western provincial capital. The insurgents detonated four suicide car bombs in the early morning and drove Iraqi security forces from defensive lines, a senior security official said.
The ISIS fighters who stormed the complex were armed with light and heavy weapons and with armored vehicles, the security official said.
Fighting continued Friday in parts of Ramadi, 60 miles west of Baghdad, and government forces were still in control of a military command center in the west of the city.
If Ramadi were to fall completely to ISIS it would be a strategic blow to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's government, barely six weeks after the army and Shiite militias recaptured the city of Tikrit from ISIS fighters.
The militant group said it had stormed Ramadi's provincial government compound and taken control after "eliminating the apostates" who remained inside.
Police said the militants used an armored bulldozer to remove blast walls blocking the road to the police department adjacent to the provincial government building and blew the vehicle up when it reached there.
Ramadi has been contested since last year but the insurgents renewed their offensive on the city in April, gaining ground to the north and east.
Hospital sources said in Ramadi said at least 11 people had been killed in the attack
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5/15/2015
Where Did ISIS Come From? NBCNews.com
ISIS militants raised their black flag over the local government compound in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Friday after over-running most of the western provincial capital. The insurgents detonated four suicide car bombs in the early morning and drove Iraqi security forces from defensive lines, a senior security official said.
The ISIS fighters who stormed the complex were armed with light and heavy weapons and with armored vehicles, the security official said.
Fighting continued Friday in parts of Ramadi, 60 miles west of Baghdad, and government forces were still in control of a military command center in the west of the city.
If Ramadi were to fall completely to ISIS it would be a strategic blow to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's government, barely six weeks after the army and Shiite militias recaptured the city of Tikrit from ISIS fighters.
The militant group said it had stormed Ramadi's provincial government compound and taken control after "eliminating the apostates" who remained inside.
Police said the militants used an armored bulldozer to remove blast walls blocking the road to the police department adjacent to the provincial government building and blew the vehicle up when it reached there.
Ramadi has been contested since last year but the insurgents renewed their offensive on the city in April, gaining ground to the north and east.
Hospital sources said in Ramadi said at least 11 people had been killed in the attack
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