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Business News/ Photos / Iraq loses Ramadi to ISIS in humiliating defeat

Iraq loses Ramadi to ISIS in humiliating defeat

5 Photos . Updated: 19 May 2015, 12:28 PM IST Livemint

Islamic State militants seized the city of Ramadi in western Iraq and raised their black flag over the government compound on Sunday in its most important victory this year in Iraq

Islamic State militants seized the city of Ramadi in western Iraq on Sunday after intense clashes with security forces. 19 strikes in 72 hours by the US-led coalition failed to secure the Sunni-dominant area from falling into the hands of ISIS. AP

1/5Islamic State militants seized the city of Ramadi in western Iraq on Sunday after intense clashes with security forces. 19 strikes in 72 hours by the US-led coalition failed to secure the Sunni-dominant area from falling into the hands of ISIS. AP

A video by Aamaq News Agency, that posts videos from areas under Islamic State’s control, allegedly shows an IS fighter hanging the group’s flag in a street of Ramadi. AFP

2/5A video by Aamaq News Agency, that posts videos from areas under Islamic State’s control, allegedly shows an IS fighter hanging the group’s flag in a street of Ramadi. AFP

Islamic State deployed car bombs and executed up to 500 civilians and soldiers as they went door-to-door looking for policemen and pro-government tribesmen. Reuters

3/5Islamic State deployed car bombs and executed up to 500 civilians and soldiers as they went door-to-door looking for policemen and pro-government tribesmen. Reuters

IS’s capture of Ramadi, despite months of US-led air strikes and military advice, marked a fresh low for the shattered Iraqi army, which beat a chaotic retreat from the city over the weekend. AP

4/5IS’s capture of Ramadi, despite months of US-led air strikes and military advice, marked a fresh low for the shattered Iraqi army, which beat a chaotic retreat from the city over the weekend. AP

Displaced Iraqis from Ramadi cross the Bzebiz bridge after spending the night walking towards Baghdad. Some 8,000 people were forced to flee from their homes and stay in camps. AP

5/5Displaced Iraqis from Ramadi cross the Bzebiz bridge after spending the night walking towards Baghdad. Some 8,000 people were forced to flee from their homes and stay in camps. AP

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