URGENT: ISIS prepares to attack Haditha District from two axes
ISIS members. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Thursday, Haditha Council in Anbar Province revealed, that the ISIS organization is preparing to attack the district west of Ramadi (110 km west of Baghdad) from two axes, while pointed out that the joint forces reinforced its presence to repel the ISIS attack.
The Head of the Council Khalid Nassif said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “The intelligence information revealed that the ISIS organization is preparing to attack Haditha District (170 km west of Ramadi) from the forests area on the north side and the old warehouse area on the west side,” pointing out that, “ISIS mobilized its elements and equipped them with a number of car bombs to attack the earth mounds and defensive barriers of the security forces in the district.”
Nassif added, “The security forces from the army, police and tribal fighters in Haditha District have reinforced their combat and military presence to repel any possible attack by ISIS elements.”
Noteworthy, most of Anbar Province was controlled by ISIS elements, while the security forces began wide cleansing operations and managed to retake the city of Ramadi after a fierce battle, in addition to another areas in Fallujah and killed dozens of ISIS gangs.