Iraqis took to the streets of several cities to celebrate late Sunday and officials congratulated the Iraqi forces on their biggest victory since Daesh seized large parts of the country last year.
"The security forces now control all the streets. There is no resistance from Daesh [Islamic State]," Ibrahim al-Fahdawi, a security official from Anbar province, was quoted as saying by AFP.
The former government headquarters in Ramadi was the epicenter of the fighting. Iraqi forces did not rush in when Daesh pulled out as the entire area was mined.
Explosives and ordinance disposal teams are faced with the task of clearing the city where militants planted thousands of bombs.
According to Brigadier General Majid al-Fatlawi, Daesh has laid over 300 explosive devices on the roads and in the buildings of the government complex.
Last Tuesday, the Iraqi armed forces began an operation to liberate the center of Ramadi from Daesh extremists, who have occupied the city since May. According to Iraqi intelligence, around 250 to 300 radical Islamist militants had been holding central districts of the city.
