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Iraq: 22 ISIS terrorists killed in military operation

The operation took place in Iraq's western province of Anbar.

In capturing city of Heet, security forces stumble on massive underground jail and free prisoners, most of them civilians.

Anbar province capital Ramadi was captured by ISIS in May, but now Iraqi special forces are down to governmental compound gunfight showdown.

ISIS fighters attack Iraqi police and soldiers in an area considered a major staging ground for operations to reconquer Anbar.

Influential tribal sheikhs announce allegiance to ISIS and express enmity to Shi'ite-run government, as sectarian tensions continue to boil.

Influential Shi'ite cleric says codename for operation against ISIS in Anbar could paint already-sectarian war...as a sectarian war.

Iraqi forces try to tighten noose on capital of largest province which fell to ISIS, full scale assault within days.

Aid group says Iraq is forcing people from Anbar province, where Ramadi recently fell to ISIS, to return to the battle zones.

ISIS fighters seize the government compound in the city of Ramadi, capital of Anbar province.

Iraqi government furious as rumors inflate ISIS achievements, and 110,000 people flee only dozens of terrorists in key province.

War with ISIS escalates refugee problem, with 2.7 million people displaced from Iraq in 2014.

ISIS on Monday achieved yet another major victory – taking over the beleaguered city of Heet, nearly completing its takeover of Anbar.