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Pentagon denies ISIS control on Ramadi
5/18/2015
Shafaq News / The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) said on Monday that it is following reports of fighting in Ramadi city western Iraq, and the situation is still uncertain" despite ISIS confirmation of their full control there.
Maureen Schumann , spokeswoman for the US Department of Defense said when asked whether the United States confirmed ISIS statement that Ramadi, capital of Anbar province fall fully that "it was early to give a specific data on the situation on the ground at this time."
She added that the United States "continues to follow up reports of heavy fighting in Ramadi, and the situation is still uncertain."
This will represent the biggest defeat of Iraqi forces in Ramadi, where security sources said that it lost a major military base for Baghdad on Sunday since last summer
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5/18/2015
Shafaq News / The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) said on Monday that it is following reports of fighting in Ramadi city western Iraq, and the situation is still uncertain" despite ISIS confirmation of their full control there.
Maureen Schumann , spokeswoman for the US Department of Defense said when asked whether the United States confirmed ISIS statement that Ramadi, capital of Anbar province fall fully that "it was early to give a specific data on the situation on the ground at this time."
She added that the United States "continues to follow up reports of heavy fighting in Ramadi, and the situation is still uncertain."
This will represent the biggest defeat of Iraqi forces in Ramadi, where security sources said that it lost a major military base for Baghdad on Sunday since last summer
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