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A member from the Iraqi security forces holds an Iraqi flag in the city of Ramadi

Iraq forces 'retake IS Ramadi stronghold'

Iraqi forces have retaken a former government compound in Ramadi from where Islamic State (IS) group militants have been resisting an army offensive, the military has said.

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