Iraqi Joint forces cleanse Aramil neighborhood south of Ramadi
Iraqi forces. Archival photo .
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – Khalidiya District Council in Anbar province announced, that the joint forces were able to cleanse al-Aramil neighborhood south of the city of Ramadi (110 km west of Baghdad) from the control of the ISIS organization.
The Head of Khalidiya Council Ali Dawood said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, “The security forces backed by police and tribal elements, with support from the coalition warplanes, were able to cleanse al-Aramil neighborhood (6 km south of Ramadi) from the control of the ISIS,” noting that, “The battles resulted in killing of 22 elements of the organization.”
Dawood added, “The security forces are working to dismantle the explosive devices and booby-trapped houses in al-Aramil neighborhood to ensure progress to the depth of the other regions in Ramadi.”