Islamic State militants have made
further gains in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, with reports of them taking a
key military command centre.
Local officials have said the city is on the verge of falling, with army reinforcements unable to hold ground.
The prime minister called on troops not to abandon their posts, while telling Shia militias to prepare to deploy.
Ramadi is the capital of Iraq's largest province, Anbar, and is just 70 miles (112km) west of Baghdad.
Muhannad
Haimour, a spokesman for the provincial governor, told AFP news agency
that security forces had abandoned an operations command base on
Saturday on the northern bank of the Euphrates.
But he added: "Ramadi has not fallen - there are still people fighting in some neighbourhoods."
A police commander said government forces had redeployed from the city to its outskirts.
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