b_179_129_16777215_00_images_IRQ150318aa001.jpegBAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces on Sunday claimed control of a key government facility in central Ramadi, wresting more territory in the disputed city from Islamic State fighters after several days of fierce fighting.

In Syria, U.S.-backed fighters took control of a key dam, severing a supply line between Raqqa, the Islamic State's self-proclaimed capital, and militant fighters on the Turkish border.

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