Iraq set to reclaim Anbar from Islamic state.

Iraq set to reclaim Anbar from IsIs Islamic state, A major military to liberate Anbar and salaheddin provinces from Isis force has begun. Local residents and Sunni tribal fighters welcome newly-arriving Iraqi Shiite Hezbollah Brigade militiamen, brandishing their flag, who are joining the fight against Islamic State group militants in Khalidiya, 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq. The Iraqis have begun moving forward from their base at Habbaniyah, and IS fighters likewise are probing in the direction of Habbaniyah, The Islamic State also known by the acronyms ISIS and ISIL, and Daesh in Arabic  seized large parts of Anbar in early 2014 and captured Ramadi earlier in May. Iraqi forces. Baghdad defended its troops and said preparations were underway for the large-scale counteroffensive in Anbar, involving Iranian-backed Shiite militias known as Popular Mobilization Units.