Iraq deployed reinforcements to a military base in Anbar on Monday for an impending operation against the "Islamic State" (ISIS) terrorist group in the western province, a senior officer said, according to AFP.
"Major military reinforcements... arrived today to the Ain al-Asad base," army Major General Ali Ibrahim Daboun said.
The forces from the counter-terrorism service and police will take part in an operation in the coming days to retake the town of Heet and the nearby Kubaisa area, Daboun said.