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Westward offensive starts as Iraq's Ramadi catches breath

With the Mosul operation still going on and Anbar's liberated area still unstable, the Iraqi forces have launched an assault on the last Islamic State stronghold in Anbar province.

Graffiti warning on a house saying that the house is mined is seen in the city of Ramadi, January 16, 2016. Baghdad and Washington have touted Ramadi as the first major success for Iraq's U.S.-backed army since it collapsed in the face of Islamic State's lightning advance across the country's north and west in mid-2014. But the scorched-earth battlefield tactics used by both sides mean the prize is a shattered ruin. Picture taken January 16, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani - RTX22WLQ
Graffiti warns that a house is mined in the city of Ramadi, Iraq, Jan. 16, 2016. — REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

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