Heavy Fighting Reported In Iraq's Anbar Province

A member of the Iraqi security forces mans a gun during an intensive security deployment after taking control of Saadiya in Diyala province from Islamist State militants, November 24, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Stringer

Fierce Fighting Rages In Iraq's Anbar -- Al Jazeera

Army says assault by ISIL on provincial capital Ramadi fended off amid plan to triple defence budget to fund war effort.

The Iraqi army says it has held off a fierce assault by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the city of Ramadi.

The claim comes amid an announcement by the Iraqi government that it will triple its defence budget in an effort to defeat the group.

Ramadi is one of the last major urban areas in the crucial Anbar province under Baghdad's control.

Iraqi security forces, backed by tribesmen, managed to defend a government complex in the city on Thursday, in the latest in a series of drives which have seen the return of some territory lost to ISIL, army officials said.

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