Title: Iraq Announces Plan to Recapture Western Anbar Province

Content: <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/296/iraq_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Iraq Announces Plan to Recapture Western Anbar Province' data-article-id='575'><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='11292'>Iraqi officials have announced the start of an offensive to recapture the western province of Anbar from Islamic State fighters. </span> <span data-start-time='11292' data-end-time='19271'>The militants control large parts of Anbar, including the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='19271' data-end-time='28313'>The Iraqi government statement said the offensive included Iraqi troops and Shi’ite and Sunni fighters.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='28313' data-end-time='38875'>The Iraqi government has been making plans to retake the province since the militants seized Ramadi in May. </span> <span data-start-time='38875' data-end-time='49729'>The success of the self-declared Islamic State led some observers to criticize the ability of the Iraqi military.</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 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Iraqi officials have announced the start of an offensive to recapture the western province of Anbar from Islamic State fighters. The militants control large parts of Anbar, including the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah.

The Iraqi government statement said the offensive included Iraqi troops and Shi’ite and Sunni fighters.

The Iraqi government has been making plans to retake the province since the militants seized Ramadi in May. The success of the self-declared Islamic State led some observers to criticize the ability of the Iraqi military.

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