The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Ramadi Continues - News Updates December 25, 2015

Reuters: Iraqi forces consolidate position in Ramadi ahead of final push against Islamic State

Iraqi troops who have fought their way deep into the Islamic State stronghold of Ramadi were consolidating their positions on Friday ahead of a planned final assault to capture the city.Soldiers were clearing bombs from roads and homes in districts of Ramadi they had already taken since launching their assault on the city on Tuesday, state TV said.

Successfully recapturing Ramadi, a provincial capital in the fertile Euphrates River valley just two hours drive from Baghdad, would be one of the most important victories achieved by Iraq's armed forces since Islamic State militants swept across a third of the country in 2014.

The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Ramadi Continues - News Updates December 25, 2015

ISIS boasts of counter-attacks as coalition air-strikes hit Ramadi -- Newsweek
Battle for Ramadi: Iraqi forces 'facing many obstacles' in fight to reclaim key city from Islamic State -- ABC News (Australia)
Roadside bombs slow Iraqi forces' advance on Ramadi -- Al Jazeera
Street-by-street fighting in Ramadi in assault to flush out Daesh -- Gulf News
Battle for Ramadi continues -- Euronews
Iraqi Forces Prevent Terrorist Attack in Ramadi -- Sputnik
Iraqi forces closing in on ISIS in Ramadi, military official says -- CNN
Iraqi Army Heading for Ramadi Center -- Sputnik
US-led coalition warplanes bomb Ramadi to support Iraqi ground forces in final push to reclaim key city -- ABC News (Australia)
Coalition planes pound ISIS in Ramadi -- Al Arabiya/Reuters
Coalition: Air Force B-1 bombers being used in Ramadi offensive -- The Hill
Iraqi forces to retake control of Ramadi 'within days' -- DW
Final Countdown: Iraqi Army Closer to Liberating Ramadi From Daesh -- Sputnik
Iraq ‘few days’ from liberating Ramadi from ISIL -- Euronews
Ramadi: A city littered with bodies of dead Islamists and hungry cats and dogs -- i24 News
What a Ramadi victory means for the fight against ISIS (Video) -- PBS NewsHour
Why The Fight For Ramadi Is Key To An ISIS-Free Iraq -- Jamie Tarabay, Vocativ