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Iraqi forces 'enter IS Ramadi bastion' Iraqi forces 'enter Islamic State Ramadi stronghold'
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Iraqi forces have entered a former government compound in Ramadi, from where Islamic State group militants have been resisting an army offensive, sources have told the BBC.Iraqi forces have entered a former government compound in Ramadi, from where Islamic State group militants have been resisting an army offensive, sources have told the BBC.
The source said troops had entered one building and were planning to proceed through the rest of the huge compound, slowly amid fears of explosives. The source said troops had entered one building and were planning to push cautiously through the rest of the huge compound amid fears of explosives.
IS militants are believed to have fled to the north-east of the city.IS militants are believed to have fled to the north-east of the city.
The government has been trying to retake the city for weeks.The government has been trying to retake the city for weeks.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The mainly Sunni Arab city, about 55 miles (90km) west of Baghdad, fell to the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in May, and was seen as an embarrassing defeat for the army.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. A group of Iraqi soldiers had entered what used to be the city's department of health - housing the blood bank - the BBC's Thomas Fessy reports from Baghad, quoting security sources.
They did so after aerial surveillance detected no human activity in the complex.
Our correspondent says the Iraqi military believes the militants have headed north-east; fighting meanwhile is reported to be under way to the south-west of the compound.
The operation to recapture Ramadi began in early November, and troops have seized several districts as they headed into the city in recent days.
Concern remains for the plight of hundreds of families who have been trapped on the frontline, our correspondent says.