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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/155/iraq_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Iraq Launches Operation to Recapture Anbar' data-article-id='241'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9771'>The Iraqi government said it has launched an operation to seize control of Anbar province from Islamic State militants.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='9771' data-end-time='11667'>A government television broadcast announced the move. </span> <span data-start-time='11667' data-end-time='21917'>Islamist fighters seized the western province’s capital, Ramadi, earlier this month. </span> <span data-start-time='21917' data-end-time='33417'>Iraqi troops and pro-government militias have been gathering east of the city, preparing for an offensive to reclaim the mostly Sunni province.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/155/iraq_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=1473 data-hint-location='0' 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The Iraqi government said it has launched an operation to seize control of Anbar province from Islamic State militants.
A government television broadcast announced the move. Islamist fighters seized the western province’s capital, Ramadi, earlier this month. Iraqi troops and pro-government militias have been gathering east of the city, preparing for an offensive to reclaim the mostly Sunni province.
What does seize mean?
to divide
a powerful storm
to damage
take hold of suddenly and forcibly
How did the government announce the military move?
newspaper article
radio broadcast
television broadcast
social media
The Iraqi government said it has launched an operation to seize control of Anbar province.