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Iraqi Army Close to Completely Liberating Western Ramadi From Daesh

© AP PhotoIn this Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 photo, Iraqi Army soldiers prepare to bomb Islamic State group positions at the front line in the eastern suburbs of Ramadi, Anbar province, Iraq
In this Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 photo, Iraqi Army soldiers prepare to bomb Islamic State group positions at the front line in the eastern suburbs of Ramadi, Anbar province, Iraq - Sputnik International
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Iraqi troops are ready to fully reclaim the western part of the central Iraqi city of Ramadi as part of a large-scale campaign to retake the capital of the Anbar province, an anti-terror commander told Sputnik on Monday.

Iraqi Sunni volunteers from the Anbar province, who joined Iraq's Popular Mobilisation force as part of government efforts to make the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group a cross-sectarian drive, take part in their first training session at a training base in Amriyat al-Fallujah, on May 8, 2015 - Sputnik International
US Hindering Iraqi Popular Forces’ Operation to Liberate Ramadi
BAGHDAD (Sputnik) – Lt. Gen. Abdul-Ghani Asadi estimated that up to 70 percent of the neighborhood’s eight blocks in the city’s Tamim district have been cleared of militants.

"We are closer to completely liberating the western part of the city and taking it under control," Asadi said of the operation against Daesh, also known as ISIL or the Islamic State terrorist group.

He expressed hope in the army's ability to liberate eastern Ramadi shortly and establish control over 80 percent of the entire city.

Up to 10,000 Iraqi security forces are estimated to be taking part in the offensive to reclaim Ramadi with backing from the Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces and Sunni tribal fighters.

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