Iraq Troops Battle Islamic State In Ramadi, Anbar Province -- BBC
Iraq's army has launched an operation to retake parts of Ramadi, a city largely controlled by Islamic State.
Saturday's fighting has focused on eastern suburbs of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, located 130km (80 miles) west of the capital Baghdad.
Iraqi officials say that during the operation, soldiers found the bodies of Sunni tribesmen killed by Islamic State for opposing the group.
IS militants - also Sunnis - have seized large areas of Iraq and Syria.
The jihadists control almost all of Anbar, despite operations by the Iraqi army backed by air strikes from the US and its allies.
Some local Sunni tribes have joined the fight against IS. Earlier this month tribal elders said hundreds of members of the Al-Bu Nimr tribe - mostly from the town of Hit - had recently been killed by IS.
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More News On Iraq's War Against The Islamic State In Anbar Province
Battle for Ramadi: Iraq counterattacks against Islamic State -- AP
Iraqi Forces, IS Battle In Ramadi -- Radio Free Europe
Civilian deaths reported in Iraq air strikes -- Al Jazeera
Battle with IS militants continues in Iraq -- Business Standard
Islamic State launches assault on Ramadi -- Threat Matrix
ISIL in offensive against Ramadi -- Al Bawaba
Sources: ISIS kills 25 Anbar tribesmen in Iraq -- Al Arabiya
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