The Iraqi city of Ramadi has fallen to Islamic State (IS) after government forces abandoned their positions, officials say.
The police and military made a chaotic retreat after days of intense fighting.
But
the US refused to confirm the capture, saying the situation was "fluid
and contested" and it was too early to make "definitive statements".
Ramadi is the capital of Iraq's largest province, Anbar, and is just 70 miles (112km) west of Baghdad.
A
statement purportedly from IS said its fighters had "purged the entire
city". It said IS had taken the 8th Brigade army base, along with tanks
and missile launchers left behind by troops.
A very well-placed
source in the Anbar governor's office told the BBC Ramadi was now under
the full control of Islamic State, and all government troops had
withdrawn.
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