On the political front, the Anbar Council today elected
Suhaib Al-Rawi to be the new Anbar Governor, following an urgent meeting in Baghdad . He received 18
of the 30 votes representing the Anbar Council members. He vowed to be at the
forefront of Anbar's defendants. He said that the central government in Baghdad will be approached
during the coming week to establish a military force to combat ISIL.
In Baghdadi, ISIL has launched a fourth attack in about ten
days on several fronts. The attack involved the use of mobile artillery driven
by ISIL gunmen and included many heavy military vehicles. However, the attack
was confronted by security forces, coalition warplanes, and tribal fighters.
Sources have reported that 33 ISIL gunmen were killed in southwestern Baghdadi.
In Ramadi, the last region in northeastern Ramadi still
under the gunmen's control has now been completely secured, with the
involvement of army forces.
In Fallujah, 13 residents were killed, including women and
children, and 7 were wounded in the continuing bombardment exchanges
between yesterday and through today.
Meanwhile, ISIL is still preventing food and fuel supplies
from reaching the areas it is blockading.
The Anbar Operations Command announced today that at least 130 new U.S.
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