The Battle For The Iraqi City of Ramadi Intensifies -- News Updates December 23, 2015

CNN: Iraqi forces closing in on ISIS in Ramadi, military official says

Iraq's military is just a half-mile away from the ISIS-held government compound in Ramadi in Iraq's battle to retake the city from the terrorist group, the head of Iraq's joint forces said on state television.

Talib Shighati said soldiers are "cleansing" Ramadi's liberated neighborhoods from ISIS terrorists, a task made more difficult by the many IEDs planted "almost everywhere."

With the help of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, Iraqi forces are in the second day of a coordinated attack on Ramadi, a city about 70 miles (113 kilometers) west of Baghdad and the capital of Anbar province.

WNU Editor: This battle is proving to be difficult .... Iraqi army says booby traps and bombers slow Ramadi advance (Rudaw).

More News On The Battle For Ramadi

Iraq MP: Ramadi to be 'liberated' in three or four days -- Al Jazeera
ISIS out of Ramadi in days: Iraqi army chief -- SKY News
Iraqi forces storm Ramadi centre, predict victory within days -- Euronews
Army busts into central Ramadi: thousands take on 300 jihadists -- AFP
Iraqi troops storm into center of Islamic State-held Ramadi -- Reuters
Iraqi forces clearing out 'Islamic State' from Ramadi -- DW
Islamic State conflict: Iraqi forces push into Ramadi -- BBC
Iraqi Troops Advance on IS Fighters in Battle for Ramadi -- VOA
Iraq Sends More Troops to Fight ISIS in Ramadi -- NYT
Iraqi army makes new push to retake city of Ramadi from Islamic State -- FOX News/WSJ
Islamic State Defenses Slow Iraqi Advance -- WSJ
Iraq Battles to Dislodge Islamic State in Ramadi (Video) -- WSJ
UK provides air support as Iraqi army moves to retake Ramadi from Isis -- The Guardian
Iraqi forces evacuate civilians in Ramadi -- Washington Post
Civilians escape IS grip as Iraqi forces push on in Ramadi -- AFP
Amid Iraqi Gains Against ISIS In Ramadi, Questions Linger Over Army's Ability To Take And Hold The City -- Christopher Harress, IBTimes
The Ground Offensive in Ramadi -- Marina Koren, The Atlantic
The Long Battle for Ramadi -- Marina Koren, The Atlantic