Sunday, May 17, 2015

ISIS takes over city of Ramadi

One day after the United States announced the killing of a top ISIS financier , Iraqi officials said the terror group has claimed a victory of its own, seizing the provincial Iraqi capital of Ramadi. Haimor, the spokesman governor of Anbar province claims the fighting left over 500 dead including the 3 year old of an Iraqi soldier.As a result of the ISIS advance, Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has authorized Iranian Shiite militias, known as the Popular Mobilization Force, to enter the Sunni-dominated Anbar province and assist Iraq's security forces and local tribal fighters.

Patrick Cravens

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