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Approximately 400 children in the towns of al-Rutbah, al-Qa’im, Anah and Rawa, Anbar Governorate have been kidnapped by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) over the span of a week, a member of the Anbar Provincial Council reported, according to media reports on 30 May.

ISIL continues to disrupt access routes into Anbar Governorate, as well as disperse Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) away from Ramadi City itself, into the town of Al Karma, east of Falluja and in neighbouring governorates, sources say.

Between 28 and 29 May, ISF closed all routes into and out of the city and are advancing northwards through the outskirts of Ramadi, while Popular Mobilization Forces continue operations east of Falluja District, according to Anbar Operations Command.