Intense house-to-house battles and the presence of planted bombs and explosives have halted the Iraqi forces' advance against ISIS militants in the city of Ramadi, Anbar province.
Security forces were forced to 40 houses of bombs in order to recapture the city's main bridge in Hoz, an area of central Ramadi. Commanders in the field said they killed 10 ISIS militants and captured lots of weapons and ammunition.
"With the help of God, the operations will continue until we liberate the Hoz area as a whole," an officer told Rudaw, adding that 75 bombs and 100 various explosives as well as some heavy weapons, such as anti-aircraft missiles, were found
According to the commanders, the recapture of Hoz is important for security forces because it is close to the provincial building and other government institutions. that ISIS has tried hard to capture.
The Ramadi commanders have decided to continue fighting in order to neutralize threats posed to them by ISIS elements.
