ISIS has reportedly launched several offensives near the city of Haditha (190km/120 miles northwest of the capital, Baghdad) in northwestern Iraq. The attacks began on months and according to a spokesman for the US-led coalition, have so far been successfully repelled. The move comes after the group lost Ramadi, the capital of the western province of Anbar. Reports that ISIS had captured the towns of Barwana and Sakran near Haditha were denied, whereas a spokesman revealed that airstrikes had helped the Iraqi army repel an attack by around 200 militants, and over 100 militants had been killed.
ISIS has reportedly launched several offensives near the city of Haditha (190km/120 miles northwest of the capital, Baghdad) in northwestern Iraq. The attacks began on 4 January and according to a spokesman for the US-led coalition, have so far been successfully repelled. The move comes after the group lost Ramadi, the capital of the western province of Anbar. Reports that ISIS had captured the towns of Barwana and Sakran near Haditha were denied, whereas a spokesman revealed that airstrikes had helped the Iraqi army repel an attack by around 200 militants, and over 100 militants had been killed.