Iraqi Government troops stationed on the edge of Heet in beleaguered Anbar province have withdrawn to another base, leaving the city under full jehadi control, security sources said on Monday.
Islamic State fighters had assaulted and eventually seized the centre of the western city on the Euphrates river, but a sizeable contingent of Government forces remained holed up in a nearby base.
“Iraqi forces evacuated Heet training camp last night (Sunday) on the orders of the military command,” a senior police official in Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, told AFP.