Haider Al-abadi Visits Ramadi

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi planted the national flag in Ramadi on Tuesday after the army retook the city centre from Islamic State a day earlier, a victory that could help vindicate his strategy for rebuilding the military after stunning defeats.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi today visited Ramadi, a day after federal forces announced the liberation of the city from the ISIS, clinching a landmark victory.

Iraq's prime minister said that the majority of Islamic State fighters were foreign, as he visited Paris to drum up international support for the fight against the jihadist group.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi planted the national flag in Ramadi on Tuesday after the army retook the city centre from Islamic State a day earlier, a victory that could help vindicate his strategy for rebuilding the military after stunning defeats.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi today visited Ramadi, a day after federal forces announced the liberation of the city from the ISIS, clinching a landmark victory.

Iraq's prime minister said that the majority of Islamic State fighters were foreign, as he visited Paris to drum up international support for the fight against the jihadist group.