ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – An Iraqi Army force is fighting to recapture the town of Baghdadia, in Anbar province, from ISIS militants who overran the area earlier this week. “With the arrival of the Iraqi Army support force, security forces began operations to drive ISIS out of the town” said Azzal Fahdawi, member of the Anbar provincial council on Thursday. The central government’s deployment to Anbar province follows an appeal from local leaders and the Anbar provincial council to rescue the strategic town, which is 248 km southwest of the Iraqi capital. After ISIS stormed the town, the head of the local Baghdadia council called directly on Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to protect refugees who fled Baghdadia The local leader also warned Abadi of a potential massacre, claiming ISIS had surrounded an area where thousands of people from Baghdadia were hiding.
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