Monday, December 28, 2015

Iraqi forces raise flag above government complex in Ramadi



© Reuters. Iraqi security forces gesture near a government complex in the city of Ramadi

By Stephen Kalin and Saif Hameed


BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq flew its flag above the main government complex in the western city of Ramadi on Monday, marking its military’s first major victory over Islamic State since the army collapsed in the face of the fighters’ shock advance 18 months ago.


Footage aired on state television showed a handful of soldiers approach a low-rise building and…



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Iraqi forces raise flag above government complex in Ramadi

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