Iraqi forces on Wednesday consolidated newly gained positions in Ramadi, after achieving a breakthrough in their fight against the "Islamic State" (ISIS) terrorist group by retaking a large part of the city, AFP reports.
Backed by sustained air strikes from the US-led coalition, elite troops recaptured the southwestern neighborhood of Al-Tameem the day before. The advance was hailed as a significant step in efforts to retake Ramadi, a key ISIS hub 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of Baghdad, and fragment the jihadists' self-proclaimed "caliphate".