(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Monday the head of the security committee in the Khalidiya District announced the killing of dozens of ISIS elements, during the beginning of the preliminary bombardments in the city of Ramadi (110 km west of Baghdad).Ibrahim al-Fahdawi said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, “The security forces started the preliminary bombardment using rockets and artillery by the military forces and army aviation as well as the coalition forces to target ISIS sites in Ramadi and its outskirts as well as in Khalidiya Island east of Ramadi, resulting in the killing of dozens of ISIS terrorists.”
Fahdawi added: “Those sites have been targeted by the intelligence,” pointing out that “The security forces are preparing for the cleansing battle of Ramadi within the next few days.”