Iraqi Forces Prevent Terrorist Attack in Ramadi

© AP PhotoIraqi soldiers advance their position in northern Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015
Iraqi soldiers advance their position in northern Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Iraqi security forces prevented a terrorist attack at the federal police headquarters in the central Iraqi city of Ramadi, having killed at least seven Daesh suicide bombers, CNN reported Thursday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — No further details have been reported yet.

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On Tuesday, Iraqi troops entered the central district of Ramadi, which has been occupied by Daesh jihadists since May. On Wednesday, the Iraqi army continued liberating Ramadi's neighborhoods and moved closer to the city's government compound.

Daesh, which is outlawed in Russia and other countries, has seized large areas in Syria and Iraq and declared a caliphate on territories under its control. The group is currently considered to be one of the main threats to global security.

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