ISIL captures another town in Iraq's Anbar province

Published June 22nd, 2014 - 09:04 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Sunni militants associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have seized another town in Iraq’s Anbar province, Associated Press reports.

According to AP, militants captured Rutba late Saturday. It is the fourth town in Anbar to fall to ISIL since Friday.

ISIL have recently captured other towns in Iraq such as Mosul and Tikrit and the group is currently attempting to capture Baghdad. 

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