Iraq: Islamic State militants counterattacks repelled by Iraqi troops in the city of Ramadi
Islamic State group militants continue to launch a series of counterattacks against Iraqi government forces on the edges of the western city of Ramadi days after the militant group was driven out of the city center, according to the U.S.-led coalition.
“The majority of these are outside downtown Ramadi to the north and east,” and so far Iraqi government forces have successfully repelled every attack, said Baghdad-based coalition spokesman Col. Steve Warren.
“We haven’t seen ISIL mass enough combat power to move Iraq off their positions,” Warren added, using an alternative acronym for the Islamic State group.
Iraq’s military says Islamic State militants on Friday launched multiple suicide attacks on the outskirts of Ramadi.
Brig. Gen. Ahmed al-Belawi told The Associated Press on Saturday that the militants stuck security forces with seven suicide car bombs in two areas outside Ramadi.