Pentagon: Battle To Regain Ramadi Will Begin Within Weeks

BAGHDAD / Nina / US Department of Defense / Pentagon / said the battle to liberate the city of Ramadi will begin in the coming weeks with the participation of more than 6 thousand fighters of the army, the federal police and the special forces, without the participation of forces that have recently been trained by American advisers. " Pentagon's spokesman Colonel Steve Warner explained at a news conference today that "when conditions are ripe, we will move to the stage of the attack to control Ramadi and the direct attack will begin within a week to eight weeks," without specifying the exact date. He added that "the battle of liberation will be with the participation of the Iraqi army, police forces and the federal counter-terrorism within a coordinated plan between the Iraqi side and American advisers." The US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in Baghdad today in an unannounced visit within a tour in the region, during which he visited Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. / End