Baghdad — A week of heavy fighting between security forces and the Daesh (the so-called IS) group in the Ramadi area of Anbar province killed 30 police, a top officer said on Monday. “The city of Ramadi witnessed heavy confrontations and fighting last week between security forces” and Daesh, Anbar police chief Staff Major General Kadhim Al-Fahdawi said, putting the toll at 30 police killed and 100 wounded. Parts of the capital of Anbar province have been out of government control since early 2014, and Daesh seized more territory in the Ramadi area this month. Major attacks also hit other areas of Anbar last week, including three suicide bombings claimed by Daesh targeting the Iraqi side of the Trebil border crossing with Jordan on Saturday that officials said killed seven people. And 13 soldiers, among them two senior officers, were killed in a bombing and clashes east of Ramadi on Friday, Defence Minister Khalid al-Obeidi said. — AP
