article_snippet.sent: West of Baghdad, Iraq (
article_snippet.sent: CNN)Falih Essawi, the deputy head of the Anbar Provincial Council, told CNN from inside the city Wednesday Wednesday that it's unclear how much longer government troops can hold how much longer government troops front lines against the ISIS offensive.
article_snippet.sent: The politician said The politician was on a front line himself, armed with a machine gun.
article_snippet.sent: CNN)Falih Essawi told CNN by phone, referring to the Iraqi government at the capital of Anbar province, Iraq's Sunni heartland.
article_snippet.sent: According to the Anbar official, at least 10 Iraqi security forces were killed and more than 100 others were wounded in the fighting against ISIS on Wednesday.
article_snippet.sent: CNN's Hamdi Alkhshali and Arwa Damon reported from west of Baghdad, and Jethro Mullen wrote from Hong Kong.