article_snippet: Still, even as it fends off this assault, the militant group continues with the militant group barbaric tactics.
article_snippet: Case in point is happening about 100 miles south of Tikrit in Ramadi, which the extremist group began assaulting on Wednesday.
article_snippet: Faleh al-Issawi, deputy head of the Anbar Provincial Council, has said officials believe the Ramadi assault "is an ISIS response to the Tikrit operation.
article_snippet: A statement released Friday by the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS said the Iraqi security forces had successfully repelled the ISIS attack on Ramadi, despite coming under attack from several directions.
article_snippet: The successful defense of Ramadi by Iraqi Security Forces is another example of The successful defense of Ramadi by Iraqi Security Forces increasing ability to defeat Daesh in multiple locations and prevent the terrorist group from gaining ground," said Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, the coalition force's commander, using another name for ISIS.
article_snippet: In an audio message posted Thursday, ISIS spokesman  Abu Mohammed al Adnani called reports of victories by coalition members against the terrorist group "delusional and fake.
article_snippet: Abu Mohammed al Adnani spoke of the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS's use of fighter jets, heavy artillery and tanks, saying it is a "nightmare and will go eventually.