The U.S. State department has described the fall of the Iraqi city of Ramadi to the Islamic State, as a 'setback'.
The Iraqi government has scrambled to reinforce its positions, in a bid to fend off the ISIS assault.
But the loss of a strategic city- just 70 miles [110 kilometers] west of Baghdad- has dealt a significant blow to US and Iraqi efforts to battle the group's territorial gains.
U.S. State department spokesman Jeff Rathke:
IN: " We've...
OUT: Ramadi.."
DUR: 14 seconds
The Iraqi government has scrambled to reinforce its positions, in a bid to fend off the ISIS assault.
But the loss of a strategic city- just 70 miles [110 kilometers] west of Baghdad- has dealt a significant blow to US and Iraqi efforts to battle the group's territorial gains.
U.S. State department spokesman Jeff Rathke:
IN: " We've...
OUT: Ramadi.."
DUR: 14 seconds