BAGHDAD — The Islamic State seized control of the key Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday, the biggest victory for the extremists this year despite stepped-up U.S.-led airstrikes targeting the region ...

In recent months Iraqi forces launched several offensives to retake Ramadi, but all had stalled. Iraqi troops began advancing into some parts of the city, located about 130 kilometers (80 miles ...

Many years ago, I had a chance to visit the city of Ramadi, Iraq, which was then a city of walls and gunshots and violence. It was the scene of some of the most intense fighting against U.S ...

RAMADI, Iraq-- This is what victory looks like in the Iraqi city of Ramadi: In the once thriving Haji Ziad Square, not a single structure still stands. Turning in every direction yields a picture ...

Following the Second Battle of Fallujah in November 2004, Ramadi, the largest city of Al Anbar Governorate, became the capital of the insurgency. The entire battle lasted eight months, with forces ...

An Iraqi military spokesman said on Monday that the city of Ramadi, which was taken by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in May, has been "fully liberated," CBS News correspondent ...

BAGHDAD – An Iraqi military spokesman says reinforcements have been dispatched to Ramadi, a city now largely held by the Islamic State group. The spokesman of the Joint Operations Command ...

Months after Ramadi was seized by ISIS fighters, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi traveled to the city that's now largely in government control and announced that Iraq's troops will liberate more ...

RAMADI, Iraq (AP) — This is what victory looks like in the Iraqi city of Ramadi: In the once thriving Haji Ziad Square, not a single structure still stands. Turning in every direction yields a ...

The loss of Ramadi has also compounded a humanitarian crisis and an economic disaster, with tracts of the city reduced to rubble, infrastructure destroyed and thousands of people fleeing their homes.

RAMADI, Iraq – So complete was the destruction of Ramadi that a local reporter who had visited the city many times hardly recognized it. "Honestly, this is the main street," Amaj Hamid ...