Islamic State jihadists have seized an army base in the town of Hit as they continue their advance in Iraq's western province of al-Anbar, local media report.
Troops in the base conducted a "tactical retreat" to the al-Baghdadi area, taking all the base's military equipment with them, Iraq's Alsumaria News reported.
Iraqi news agency Al-Mada Press reported the base fell after hours of clashes. Security forces have meanwhile evacuated detainees from prisons in and around the provincial capital of al-Ramadi to alternative detention sites in Baghdad, the Al-Mada Press reported separately.
