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'Iraqi flag raised in Ramadi' as army seizes key government complex from ISIL

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Iraqi soldiers are hailing a victory in Ramadi but fully retaking the city from ISIL also means securing its booby-trapped streets and flushing out extremist fighters.<br /><br /> Troops say they have seized the city centre, meeting no resistance now that the jihadists have abandoned a key government complex. <br /><br /> A military spokesman told state TV on Monday that Iraq’s counter-terrorism forces had raised the Iraqi flag above the central government building seized from ISIL.<br /><br /> Some reports however speak of ISIL suicide bombers holed up and ready to strike.<br /><br /> The capture of Ramadi, the capital of mainly Sunni-Muslim Anbar province in the Euphrates River valley west of Baghdad, deprives ISIL militants of their biggest prize of 2015. <br /><br /> Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi https://t.co/HepVQ82phN pic.twitter.com/bGhkjD4A34— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) 28 Décembre 2015<br /> <br /><br /> They captured the city in May after government troops fled in what was seen as a major humiliatio

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