That is being reported with some qualifiers by all major media. "Iraqi army declares victory" is Reuters'; "Iraqi forces push ISIS out of government compound" is CNN's; Curiously, the least committed is The Quasi-Official New York Times, whose reporting last night, received skeptically here, has been proved correct, spin and all: "IS Puts Up Heavy Fight to Slow Iraqi Troop Advance on Ramadi."
The qualified headlines are nonetheless too consistent to warrant any conclusion other than Ramadi has fallen, hence the headline here. This is a major victory in the fight against IS and a major vindication of President Obama's strategy.
The qualified headlines are nonetheless too consistent to warrant any conclusion other than Ramadi has fallen, hence the headline here. This is a major victory in the fight against IS and a major vindication of President Obama's strategy.
