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IS seizes government HQ in Iraq's Ramadi: officials

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AFP Baghdad
Islamic State fighters took over the main government compound in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi today, giving them nearly full control over Anbar's provincial capital, the group and officials said.

The jihadists seized the government complex at around 2:00 pm (local time) and raised the IS's black flag, capping an offensive launched yesterday, a police officer said.
 

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First Published: May 15 2015 | 6:22 PM IST

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