Iraqi troops have regained control of a government complex in Ramadi, officials claimed, drawing closer to ousting Islamic State militants from the Sunni heartland city conquered last summer.
Progress in the gruelling ground offensive launched last week has been slow, with the militants entrenched in a city that remains home to thousands of civilians trapped in the midst of the battle.
Taking control of the central state buildings on Sunday, a site conquered by Isis earlier this year, brings Iraqi troops closer to reversing an embarrassing defeat that saw the capital of Anbar province fall to a few hundred fighters from the terror group in May.
“By controlling the complex this means that they have been defeated in Ramadi,” Sabah al-Numani, a spokesman for the government forces, told Reuters. “The next step is to clear pockets that could exist here or there in the city.”
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