Islamic State Launches Spring Offensive, Captures Several Iraqi Villages
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iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Despite continued coalition airstrikes, the Islamic State has launched a spring offensive in western Iraq and has already captured three villages near the provincial capital of Ramadi.
The ISIS fighters are reportedly battling against Iraqi forces in Anbar Province.
The fighting follows Islamic State losses in northern Iraq earlier this month when Iraqi troops forced the militants out of Tikrit, the birthplace of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
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