A three-pronged attack by ISIL gunmen on Amiriyat
Al-Fallujah was the fiercest in about two months; the gunmen were trying to
seize the township but were met by fierce resistance by security and tribal
forces. Heavy fighting is continuing at this time, and a source in Anbar
Operations has said that Iraqi air attacks have destroyed six tanks carrying
gunmen attempting to drive them into the town. Six armored vehicles have also
been destroyed. The source added that 30 gunmen have been killed, while the
situation remains in the balance.
In the westernmost part of Hit, ISIL gunmen are trying to
seize the area in the face of fierce resistance in the fiercest clashes there
for more than two weeks. Security forces are redeploying their forces and those
of the tribal fighters in order to turn back the attack.
The Anbar governor has confirmed today that Prime Minister
Hayder Al-Abadi has approved the formation of a military brigade named after
the martyr Ahmed Saddam Al-Dulaimi, the late commander of the Anbar police.
This, along with the arrival of the new highly sophisticated weapons and
munitions will bolster the forces
defending Anbar Province
The situation in Baghdadi is relatively calm, but it is
still completely blockaded, with nothing being allowed into or out of the town.
Fallujah has also been the scene of clashes and mortar
bombardment that has resulted in material damage without causing any civilian
casualties.
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