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Iraqi Forces to Recapture Ramadi in Several Days – Prime Minister

© AFP 2023 / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE An Iraqi army member mans a tank on the outskirts of Baiji refinery north of Tikrit, during a joint operation between the army and popular mobilisation units to retake the remaining area of the Baiji oil refinery from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists, on May 24, 2015
An Iraqi army member mans a tank on the outskirts of Baiji refinery north of Tikrit, during a joint operation between the army and popular mobilisation units to retake the remaining area of the Baiji oil refinery from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists, on May 24, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Abadi said that Iraqi forces could recapture the city of Ramadi, seized earlier by the Islamic State (ISIL) militant group, soon.

Iraqi security forces. File photo - Sputnik International
Iraqi Security Forces Drive ISIL Out of East Ramadi
MOSCOW(Sputnik) — Iraqi forces will recapture the city of Ramadi, seized earlier by the Islamic State (ISIL) militant group, within days, Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Abadi said.

On May 17, ISIL militants took control of Ramadi, located some 80 miles west of Baghdad after several days of intense fighting.

"It makes my heart bleed because we lost Ramadi, but I can assure you we can bring it back soon," Abadi told the BBC on Sunday, adding that it was a matter of not months, but days.

Iraqi soldiers help a wounded comrade in the area of Sayed Ghareeb, near Dujail, some 70 kilometres north of Baghdad - Sputnik International
Weak-Willed Iraqi Forces to Blame for Fall of Ramadi - US Defense Secretary
On May 24, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter blamed the lack of Iraqi forces' will to fight against the insurgents for Ramadi's capture, though the Iraqi army vastly outnumbers the ISIL.

Iraq is one of the primary locations of Islamic State operations, alongside Syria. The violent radical group currently controls large areas in both countries, and continues its attempts to further advance and expand into other states, including Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The advance of the IS in Iraq is countered by the Iraqi forces and Kurdish militias on the ground and airstrikes by a US-led international coalition.

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