Iraqi army warns of assault on IS-held Ramadi

The Iraqi army has urged people living in the centre of the Islamic State-held city of Ramadi to leave before an operation to retake it is launched. A security source told the BBC leaflets had been dropped by planes, warning residents the army planned to storm the city within the next 24 hours. Ramadi was […]

The Iraqi army has urged people living in the centre of the Islamic State-held city of Ramadi to leave before an operation to retake it is launched.
A security source told the BBC leaflets had been dropped by planes, warning residents the army planned to storm the city within the next 24 hours.
Ramadi was captured by IS in May in an embarrassing defeat for the Iraqi army.
a spokesperson for Ramadi residents called on the government to postpone the offensive, saying thousands of families were being held by IS militants, who had set up checkpoints and threatened to kill anyone who attempted to leave.