Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have led the government complex in Ramadi, the last stronghold of terror group in the Iraqi city, after days of fighting Iraqi special forces.
All ISIS fighters have reportedly retreated from the compound, raising hope that government forces will be able to retake the city, which was captured by the jihadist group in May.
The provincial capital of Anbar was captured by the militants in 2014.
‘All Daesh (ISIS) fighters have left. There is no resistance,’ Sabah al-Numan, spokesman of Iraq’s elite counter-terrorism service, said Sunday.
‘Our forces have surrounded the government complex. They are checking all entrances and surrounding buildings before moving in.
‘We’re seeing lots of Daesh bodies, killed in the air strikes on the compound,’
‘The operation is almost wrapped up. Our forces will enter in the coming hours,’ Numan added.
