Ramadi, about an hour and a half from Baghdad, fell over the weekend to Islamic State fighters. The U.S. insists that the city is still “contested”, though it seems Iranian-backed militias will be doing the job of contesting.
Pictured above is the BBC’s latest map of the region, with the IS-held territory in darker tan. Looks like the Kurds are up for the fight, Baghdad not so much.
Ramadi holds particular meaning for some Iraq War veterans.